giving levels
PUMA BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERSHIP NAME: ADDRESS:
PHONE:
(H):
(C):
E-MAIL:
GIVING LEVELS BEGINNER’S CLUB—$50
Walking pass for Hanson Recreation Center
PUMA CLUB—$100
STARTER’S CLUB—$150
One (1) Season Pass to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track
Two (2) Season Passes to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track
ALL-CONFERENCE CLUB—$250
ALL-AMERICAN CLUB—$300
Four (4) Season Passes to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track
Four (4) Season Passes to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track and tennis courts (based upon availability)
PACKAGE CHOSEN Beginner’s Club ($50)
Puma Club ($100)
All-Conference Club ($250)
All-American Club ($300)
I want to designate my fee for: General Athletics:
Starter’s Club ($150)
Sport:
Signature:
Date:
Return form to: PO Box 870, Attn: Institutional Advancement, Rensselaer, IN 47978 You may also complete the form at https://pumas.saintjoe.edu/pumabooster A percentage of all membership fees will go to the general Booster Club to assist in covering expenses. Currently that cost is .15 on the dollar.
PO Box 870
Rensselaer, IN 47978
219.866.6250
athletics.saintjoe.edu
Boosters, Friends, and Fans Representatives of Athletic Interest (also known as “boosters”) are individuals who are known (or who should be known) by a member of the institution’s executive or athletic administration to:
Participate in an organization promoting SJC athletic programs. Contribute to the SJC Athletic Department or its Booster Club. Assist in recruiting prospective student-athletes. Provide benefits (e.g., summer job) to enrolled student-athletes. Promote the institution’s athletic programs.
Please note three important points regarding this definition:
It is very easy to meet one of these criteria; thus, each institution has thousands of athletic representatives. Once an individual becomes a representative of the institution’s athletic interest, he or she retains that identity forever. Under NCAA rules, the institution is responsible for all actions of its athletic representatives.
There are numerous NCAA guidelines that Representatives of Athletic Interest must follow in regards to prospective student-athletes, enrolled student-athletes, and coaches: Representatives of Athletic Interest and Prospective Student-Athletes: The NCAA defines a prospective student-athlete as any student who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started the ninth grade becomes a prospect if the institution provides the student (or student’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefit not provided to prospective students in general. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or financial aid tender to attend Saint Joseph’s College. A prospective student-athlete also includes students in prep schools, junior colleges, and individuals who have officially withdrawn from four-year schools. Representatives of Athletic Interest must follow NCAA regulations in relation to prospective student-athletes. Examples of restrictions include (but are not limited to):
Making telephone calls to prospect. Making in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect or the prospect’s relatives. Contacting prospect’s coaches, principals or counselors in an attempt to evaluate prospect. Contacting prospect when they attend the prospect’s games. Mailing anything of benefit to a prospect, except personal letters. Clippings, posters, programs and similar items may not be mailed. Contributing to the payment of registration fees for prospect to attend summer sports camps. Contributing to the payment of transportation costs for prospect or their friends or family to visit SJC. Giving financial aid or other benefits to prospect or prospect’s relatives or friends. Paying any fees associated with sports camps for a prospect. Visiting prospect’s school to pick up transcripts or films pertaining to the evaluation of the prospect’s academic or athletic ability. Providing a prospect with free transportation to and from a summer job unless providing transportation is the employer’s established policy for all employees.
Inviting a prospect to a booster meeting. If a prospect attends a meeting on his or her own they would be permitted to stay, but they must pay all fees charged for non-members to attend the meeting, including the meal. Placing an advertisement that is targeted at local prospective student-athletes in a newspaper or other publication (even if the advertisement does not specifically mention SJC).
Representatives of Athletic Interest are allowed to:
Have on-campus contacts with prospects and recruits. Mail personal letters to prospects and recruits. May attend prospects’ games on their own initiative, but may not contact prospect on these occasions. Give SJC coaches leads on prospective student-athletes. Make arrangements for a prospect’s employment after their senior year in high school. This is the only exception that allows a booster to contact a prospect before the prospect enrolls at SJC. Compensation must be paid only for work performed and at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for services of like character.
Representatives of Athletic Interest and Enrolled Student-Athletes Representatives of Athletic Interest may not provide an enrolled student-athlete any benefit or special arrangement that would not be offered to the rest of the student population. Such a benefit may cause a student-athlete to lose his or her eligibility. Representatives of Athletic Interest are restricted from the following activities:
Entertaining student-athletes, their friends or family. Using the name or picture of an enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend, or promote any product or service. Providing awards or gifts to student-athletes. Allowing student-athletes to make free telephone calls, or allowing the use of a free or discounted automobile. Inviting enrolled student-athletes to a booster meeting. If an enrolled student-athlete attends a meeting on his or her own they would be permitted to stay, but they must pay all fees charged for non-members to attend the meeting, including the meal.
Representatives of Athletic Interest are allowed to:
Invite an enrolled student-athlete to his or her home for an occasional home cooked meal, but may not take a student-athlete to a restaurant. Provide or arrange summer jobs to enrolled student-athletes. Compensation must be paid only for work performed and at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for services of like character. Employ an enrolled student-athlete during the academic year. Enrolled student-athletes may receive earnings during the academic year, that when combined with other sources of countable aid, do not exceed the cost of attendance.
Additional Restrictions for Representatives of Athletic Interest:
Representatives of Athletic Interest may not entertain, provide tickets or gifts to junior or senior high school coaches or junior college coaches at any time. Representatives of Athletic Interest may not contact student-athletes of another four-year institution to explore the possibility of transferring to Saint Joseph’s College.
PHONE:
(H):
(C):
E-MAIL:
GIVING LEVELS BEGINNER’S CLUB—$50
Walking pass for Hanson Recreation Center
PUMA CLUB—$100
STARTER’S CLUB—$150
One (1) Season Pass to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track
Two (2) Season Passes to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track
ALL-CONFERENCE CLUB—$250
ALL-AMERICAN CLUB—$300
Four (4) Season Passes to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track
Four (4) Season Passes to ALL sporting events Postgame gathering in Booster Club Room Invitation to ALL Booster Club trips and activities Puma parking pass Usage of the Hanson Recreation Center track and tennis courts (based upon availability)
PACKAGE CHOSEN Beginner’s Club ($50)
Puma Club ($100)
All-Conference Club ($250)
All-American Club ($300)
I want to designate my fee for: General Athletics:
Starter’s Club ($150)
Sport:
Signature:
Date:
Return form to: PO Box 870, Attn: Institutional Advancement, Rensselaer, IN 47978 You may also complete the form at https://pumas.saintjoe.edu/pumabooster A percentage of all membership fees will go to the general Booster Club to assist in covering expenses. Currently that cost is .15 on the dollar.
PO Box 870
Rensselaer, IN 47978
219.866.6250
athletics.saintjoe.edu
Boosters, Friends, and Fans Representatives of Athletic Interest (also known as “boosters”) are individuals who are known (or who should be known) by a member of the institution’s executive or athletic administration to:
Participate in an organization promoting SJC athletic programs. Contribute to the SJC Athletic Department or its Booster Club. Assist in recruiting prospective student-athletes. Provide benefits (e.g., summer job) to enrolled student-athletes. Promote the institution’s athletic programs.
Please note three important points regarding this definition:
It is very easy to meet one of these criteria; thus, each institution has thousands of athletic representatives. Once an individual becomes a representative of the institution’s athletic interest, he or she retains that identity forever. Under NCAA rules, the institution is responsible for all actions of its athletic representatives.
There are numerous NCAA guidelines that Representatives of Athletic Interest must follow in regards to prospective student-athletes, enrolled student-athletes, and coaches: Representatives of Athletic Interest and Prospective Student-Athletes: The NCAA defines a prospective student-athlete as any student who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started the ninth grade becomes a prospect if the institution provides the student (or student’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefit not provided to prospective students in general. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or financial aid tender to attend Saint Joseph’s College. A prospective student-athlete also includes students in prep schools, junior colleges, and individuals who have officially withdrawn from four-year schools. Representatives of Athletic Interest must follow NCAA regulations in relation to prospective student-athletes. Examples of restrictions include (but are not limited to):
Making telephone calls to prospect. Making in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect or the prospect’s relatives. Contacting prospect’s coaches, principals or counselors in an attempt to evaluate prospect. Contacting prospect when they attend the prospect’s games. Mailing anything of benefit to a prospect, except personal letters. Clippings, posters, programs and similar items may not be mailed. Contributing to the payment of registration fees for prospect to attend summer sports camps. Contributing to the payment of transportation costs for prospect or their friends or family to visit SJC. Giving financial aid or other benefits to prospect or prospect’s relatives or friends. Paying any fees associated with sports camps for a prospect. Visiting prospect’s school to pick up transcripts or films pertaining to the evaluation of the prospect’s academic or athletic ability. Providing a prospect with free transportation to and from a summer job unless providing transportation is the employer’s established policy for all employees.
Inviting a prospect to a booster meeting. If a prospect attends a meeting on his or her own they would be permitted to stay, but they must pay all fees charged for non-members to attend the meeting, including the meal. Placing an advertisement that is targeted at local prospective student-athletes in a newspaper or other publication (even if the advertisement does not specifically mention SJC).
Representatives of Athletic Interest are allowed to:
Have on-campus contacts with prospects and recruits. Mail personal letters to prospects and recruits. May attend prospects’ games on their own initiative, but may not contact prospect on these occasions. Give SJC coaches leads on prospective student-athletes. Make arrangements for a prospect’s employment after their senior year in high school. This is the only exception that allows a booster to contact a prospect before the prospect enrolls at SJC. Compensation must be paid only for work performed and at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for services of like character.
Representatives of Athletic Interest and Enrolled Student-Athletes Representatives of Athletic Interest may not provide an enrolled student-athlete any benefit or special arrangement that would not be offered to the rest of the student population. Such a benefit may cause a student-athlete to lose his or her eligibility. Representatives of Athletic Interest are restricted from the following activities:
Entertaining student-athletes, their friends or family. Using the name or picture of an enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend, or promote any product or service. Providing awards or gifts to student-athletes. Allowing student-athletes to make free telephone calls, or allowing the use of a free or discounted automobile. Inviting enrolled student-athletes to a booster meeting. If an enrolled student-athlete attends a meeting on his or her own they would be permitted to stay, but they must pay all fees charged for non-members to attend the meeting, including the meal.
Representatives of Athletic Interest are allowed to:
Invite an enrolled student-athlete to his or her home for an occasional home cooked meal, but may not take a student-athlete to a restaurant. Provide or arrange summer jobs to enrolled student-athletes. Compensation must be paid only for work performed and at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for services of like character. Employ an enrolled student-athlete during the academic year. Enrolled student-athletes may receive earnings during the academic year, that when combined with other sources of countable aid, do not exceed the cost of attendance.
Additional Restrictions for Representatives of Athletic Interest:
Representatives of Athletic Interest may not entertain, provide tickets or gifts to junior or senior high school coaches or junior college coaches at any time. Representatives of Athletic Interest may not contact student-athletes of another four-year institution to explore the possibility of transferring to Saint Joseph’s College.
