Welcome Weekend is an RHA and RHC event/competition
that runs concurrently with PLU's new student orientation. RHC's choose
hall themes in the Spring which are used to decorate and identify the
hall throughout welcome weekend. Various events and items are judged
throughout
the competition and halls are assigned points based on their ranking
(1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). The hall with the most points at the end of the
competition wins! Dogpatch Olympics!
Judging Specifications
Information on judges: The judges for this
competition will be a non-biased panel composed of RHA executives and
at least two other judges who are not members of RHA or a RHC and will
not include RAs.
Following PLU policies: Please refer to Appendix B of the RHC Handbook for these official rules. If
any member of an RHC violates an RLO guideline the entire hall will be
disqualified from the orientation event and subject to further
sanctions by RLO. A warning will be given before immediate
disqualification. In case of a discrepancy, the judges will have full
authority to use their own discretion.
Points and Judging Criteria
Theme/Hall Decor (650pts)
- Creativity
- Originality & Ambience
- Decor's Relation to Theme
- Extent of Decoration
- RHC Enthusiasm in Welcoming New Students
Sound Off (550pts) - Originality & Creativity of Chant
- Relation to Theme
- Hall Spirit & Enthusiasm
- Participation
- Civility
Hall Identifiers (300pts)
- Relation to Theme
- Visibility
- Amount Students Wearing Identifiers
- Originality/Ingenuity
Participation will be assessed by the percentage of hall residents
attending an event. ALL residents will be asked to check-in at RHA
tables during events and percentages will be calculated as follows:
(# of residents attending)/(Total # of residents) X 100%
Winners of participation events will be those with the highest
percentages of attending residents. (See participation events above.)
Dogpatch Olympics!