Frequently Asked Questions - Hospitality

This organized, motivated, and friendly Captain will be working very closely with the Overall. This position is in charge of general tasks, such as recording attendance, taking minutes at all meetings, and maintaining intra-committee events and relations. This position will collect and organize all contracts from the other Captains, and complete a document detailing each meal during THON Weekend. They will also maintain and organize the Angel website for the Captains. In addition, they will work with the Logistics Captain to plan the THON Weekend timeline, and be responsible for collecting money and ordering all captain gear for the THON season. This person must be flexible, as many unseen circumstances arise throughout the year that will demand their time. This Captain will also be working with donors to procure donations for THON events.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend

This Captain is in charge of all of acquiring all of the beverage donations for THON Weekend and all pre-THON events. They will work with a variety of contacts in and out of the State College area to arrange the logistics of the donation of all of the water, Gatorade, juice, soda, and other beverages.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This energetic, friendly, and motivated Captain will be in charge of organizing all of the Hospitality Committees throughout the THON season and during THON Weekend. This highly creative person will assist the Captains in keeping the committees engaged throughout the THON season to ensure they have a worthwhile THON experience. Some of the events this Captain will organize include the Pink Shirt Orientation, Committee Retreat Day, 100 Days 'til THON and the HOS Hustle. This position will also be in charge of creating and maintaining the all Hospitality listserv and updating all Committee members on the status of the Race for the Chug, water social competition. This Captain will also be working with donors to procure donations for THON events.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This organized and motivated Captain is responsible for the concession stands in the Bryce Jordan Center. They will work closely with the Bryce Jordan Center staff, Merchandise Committee, and Special Events Committee to organize the concession stands for THON weekend and for some pre-THON basketball games. Their job includes making sure that the concession stands are maintained all weekend, and that everyone working them undergoes training beforehand. They will also be responsible for organizing the concession schedule THON weekend and at pre-THON basketball games. This Captain must be patient and understanding, as there are some instances that arise and require changing the concessions schedules. This Captain will also be working with donors to procure donations for THON events.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This Captain must be innovative and entrepreneurial so they can contact new businesses to make donations to THON. In addition to contacting perennial donors, they are responsible for fostering new donors and working with promotions to secure those relationships. They have the unique opportunity to give new businesses in the area a chance to get involved. By finding new donations, this Captain starts the relationships that will help THON prosper in the future.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This Captain must be professional and organized. They will be in charge of organizing all of the donor contracts from all of the other Captains, and planning the Donor Recognition Reception and University Recognition Reception, which is a networking event that happens THON Weekend. They will invite donors to THON events, and work with Donor & Alumni Relations Committee and each Hospitality Captain to ensure that each donor receives the appropriate benefits for donating to THON. Lastly, this Captain will maintain Hospitality's contracts and their records in THINK.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This Captain must be friendly, energetic, professional, and organized. This position is the liaison between the Family Relations Committee and Hospitality. This Captain will be assigned a variety of donors who donate meals, which are given specifically to the families at various THON events. As part of this, this position will relay any requests from Family Relations to ensure that the Four Diamonds Families have the best THON experience possible.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

These Captains must be professional and self-sufficient. They have the goal of completing all unmet Hospitality needs. One of these Captains will be in charge of working with the Fraternity Purchasing Association and the fraternity cooks to cover the areas of food the committee was not able to have donated. The other Captain will be in charge of maintaining contact with various grocers in the State College area, seeking donations for gift certificates. This Captain will also be in charge of the THON-wide Grocery Store Initiative (GSI), which requires them to motivate other THON committees to solicit grocery stores in their hometowns for gift cards. They will also be in charge of any Morale needs.

**These Captains are not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This very creative, friendly, and motivated Captain is responsible for leading and training the Hospitality Committee Member assistant captains, or Sous Chefs. They will be in charge of holding regular meetings with not only their own Committee Members, but also with each committee’s Sous Chefs. This Captain will create fun events and activities for these Committee Members, and prepare them for tasks they will perform throughout THON weekend and other pre-THON events. This Captain should be very approachable and sociable, as they will be working with a variety of Committee Members and Captains throughout the year. This Captain will also be working with donors to procure donations for THON events.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend

This Captain must be very organized, hard working, and be able to exercise good communication skills. They will act as the liaison to both OPPerations and Supply Logistics Committees before THON for all inventory and supplies. Additionally they will plan a layout of the Hospitality storage area for THON Weekend and keep inventory of all stock. They are responsible for training the Hospitality Captains on how to use the kitchens and appliances, as well as how to maintain sanitation during THON Weekend. They will keep track of BJC items and utensils. This position is also in charge of the post-THON organization of all Hospitality paper products.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

This Captain will be in charge of coordinating Hospitality's efforts for the 5K, Family Carnival and THON Weekend. They need to be organized, responsible, and be able to stay calm in high-pressure situations as the timeline is often deviated from, due to outside circumstances. They will work closely with the Overall and the other Captains to make sure they understand the details of each donation for each event. They will work with the Administrative Assistant and Overall to create the timeline for THON Weekend, and work with Rules & Regulations to organize the parking areas for all THON events. This person needs to be very detail oriented to ensure that each THON event runs as smoothly as possible. This Captain will also be working with donors to procure donations for THON events.

**This Captain is not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

These Captains are in charge of soliciting the majority of food donations for all of the dancers and volunteers for THON Weekend, as well as pre-THON events, such as the 5K and Family Carnival. These Captains must be motivated and outgoing to contact local businesses and organize the logistics of donations. Each Captain will have a number of their own companies that they are responsible to contact and help throughout the THON season.

**These Captains are not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

These Captains should be friendly, outgoing, professional and creative. They will be in charge of organizing promotions with local restaurants in order to build stronger relationships with the businesses in the State College community. They will be required to maintain our current promotions and pitching new promotion ideas to existing and new donors. They will also both be in charge of working with both the Public Relations and Communications Committees to come up with new and exciting ideas to get the whole community involved in our promotional events. They will also work with the Finance Captains to coordinate our money made through promotions.

**These Captains are not eligible to dance THON Weekend.

These Captains will obtain snack donations from many local restaurants and corporations. The donations received by the Snacks Captains are needed during pre-THON events and especially during THON Weekend to give dancers the extra energy boost they need during and between meals. They will be in charge of coming up with an original design for the Snack Shack and creating a video to explain that it is open to the dancers. They will need to also come up with a plan to maintain the Snack Shack throughout THON Weekend.

**These Captains are not eligible to dance THON Weekend.