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Campout for Carolina Game Tickets
Campout registration is now open! This year's Campout will be January 09, 2009, returning to its roots and will take place at Reynolds, returning campout back to its tradition. This is going to be a night to remember. Sign up at students.ncsu.edu/tickets/campout/ or tickets.ncsu.edu/campout/. Questions and concerns may be sent to Arialle Crabtree, akcrabtr@ncsu.edu, and Jeffrey Johnson, jeffrey.johnson721@gmail.com.
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More Campout Information
Registration for Campout activites: Provided by Campus Recreation.
For Bracket Tournament information, with our logo, link to the Special Events Page at: http://ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/campus_rec/special-events/events.php
For Tent rental information, with our logo, have it go to out Outdoor Equipment Rentals page at: http://ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/campus_rec/outdoor-adventures/rental/rates.php
Student Ticket Distribution
2009 Campout System Information
Sign up for Campout begins as soon as we return from break and Campout will be held January 16th on Lee Field just like last year. Students will be able to sign up in groups of at least 6 people and camp in 12'x12' spots with their own camping/sleeping gear. Checkpoints will be facilitated by swiping a student's ID card at one of several stations at the event. You can register online at tickets.ncsu.edu.
Those successfully completing campout will receive email notification by the following Monday and see an electronic ticket in their locker at tickets.ncsu.edu within a week of the event.
History Behind "the Campout"
The 'good ole days.'
Back in the old days, to get a ticket, you'd show up in front of Reynold's Coliseum and you could get a student ticket the day of the game, first come, first serve. Eventually, certain games would be in such high demand, students would line up the night before outside of Reynolds just to get good seats to see the Wolfpack play UNC or Duke. Eventually this wound up being students lining up with sleeping bags, tents, and camping equipment to wait in line for the tickets.
Accountability had to be created, and the only way was to create a regulatory system, which took the shape of a campout event.
University administrators had over time given control of student ticket distribution to Student Government. Student Government officials saw the need to regulate the lines for student tickets as they grew longer for big games. What if someone tried to jump in line or just leave their camping gear in front of Reynolds for a day so they could get a good ticket? Accountability had to be created, and the only way was to create a regulatory system, which took the shape of a campout event.
In this case, it turned into a system that would make sure any student that wished to join the student line would sign up for 'Campout' in a group and Student Government officials would make sure that at least half the group was present at various checkpoints throughout the night before ticket claim. By this point, to manage the checkpoints and attendance, "Campout" had become a distinctly overnight event.
When the ticketing system became electronic, the event had to be held at least one week in advance of online ticket distribution so Athletics could distribute the remaining tickets via the standard distribution process. Student Government manages demand for student tickets and delivers a list of qualified groups and student ID's to athletics so that these students get a ticket to the big game.
In February 2008, a record 3200 people registered for campout. There are only about 2800 tickets available for the general student body at a game.
Campout 2008
The campout process has evolved with improved technology and time to its current format. In February 2008, a record 3200 people registered for campout. There are only about 2800 tickets available for the general student body at a game and the side of the road in front Reynolds Coliseum simply couldn't hold that many people. Student Government needed to find a new way to handle the crowds and narrow down who got a ticket.
To handle these two concerns, the event was moved to Lee Field and a new element of accountability was added - rather than simply checking to make sure a half of each ticket group was present, each person was accounted for at checkpoints. If a student did not show up for at least two checkpoints throughout the night, they were not eligible for a ticket. This accountability was enforced by checking student ID's at 4 checkpoints throughout the event.
The numbers worked out that year, but in the process, no tickets were left over for online distribution to students that could not camp out for work or physical reasons. This year, 80% of student seats are being distributed through the campout process and the remaining seats go to the Ram Roast event, the Student Wolfpack Club, and the online ticket distribution. Additionally, loyalty points will factor into where a group is awarded seats at the game. Those camping out will be ranked according to their average loyalty points+checkpoints made.