April 24, 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - First of all, we wish you well in the successful completion of classes and final exams over the next few weeks.
On behalf of Penn State Athletics, we want to make you aware of the upcoming modifications and important dates related to the 2008 Student Season Ticket sale that will take place in mid-June.
While some important steps of the process have been modified, please note that Penn State Football student season tickets will once again be issued via an online first-come, first-served sale. Each eligible student may attempt to purchase one season ticket.
Over the past several months, Intercollegiate Athletics has encouraged and read your suggestions as well as met with various student leadership representatives to review the long-standing season ticket allocation process. From the beginning, our very clear collective mission has been to assure that the season ticket allocation process is fair for all eligible participants.
The results of those discussions produced the following refinements to the distribution of season tickets for the 2008 season:
Highlighted changes are as follows:
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
1. All returning, full-time students who wish to purchase a 2008 season ticket must pre-register for the sale during the designated pre-registration period, May 27-30. Full instructions to complete this process will be sent via email only to all returning students' official Penn State email address during the period of May 15-23. PLEASE CHECK YOUR PENN STATE EMAIL ACCOUNT DURING THIS TIME TO ASSURE RECEIPT OF THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Returning students who do not pre-register will not be eligible to participate in the sale. Incoming Freshmen and newly accepted transfer students from another university will not pre-register, but are eligible to participate in the sale (See #3).
INDIVIDUAL CLASS SALES
2. The 2008 sale will be administered by class and will result in five (5) separate sale dates for the five (5) separate class designations - Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen and Graduate students. Class designation will be determined by total credit hours through Spring '08. The number of tickets allocated to each class sale will be based on historical purchase data and/or projected enrollments of each class at University Park.
FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER STUDENT PARTICIPATION
3. Incoming Freshmen and newly accepted Transfer Students are eligible to participate in the online sale without pre-registration because issuance of University email addresses for this group will not yet be complete at the time of the sale.
TICKET RESALE POLICY
4. Penn State Athletics retains the right to revoke purchased tickets and future ticket purchase privileges from any student found to be selling his or her season ticket on the secondary market. The season ticket process is intended solely for Penn State students who plan to attend the scheduled games and support the Nittany Lions.
ADDITIONAL KEY POINTS AND TIMELINE:
INSTRUCTIONS SENT
May 15 - May 23: All full-time, registered (minimum 12 credits) students for Fall 2008 semester, including incoming Freshman class, will be notified via email of the complete instructions for the 2008 Student Football Season Ticket sale. In addition, incoming freshmen and newly accepted transfer students from another university will receive the instructions by US mail. Emails and US mail addresses used will be those on file with the University. Details of the sale will also be posted at: www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets.
PRE-REGISTRATION PERIOD
May 27 thru May 30: Mandatory online pre-registration period for all returning students interested in purchasing 2008 student tickets. (This does not include incoming freshmen and newly accepted transfer students.) Note that registration can occur at any time during this 4-day registration period. All eligible, full-time students who register during the specified time period will be eligible to participate in the sale.
SALE WEEK
Week of June 16: Student ticket sale. Seniors - 6/16, Juniors - 6/17, Sophomores - 6/18, Freshmen 6/19 and Grad students - 6/20. Each sale will begin at a time to be announced in the mid-May set of instructions.
TICKETS MAILED
Week of July 21: Student season tickets will be mailed to home address on file with the University's Registrar and Admissions. Students with UP campus or outside the continental United States addresses will not receive their tickets in the mail. They must be picked up at the Athletic Ticket Office beginning August 11.
BE PREPARED
Must Have Valid PSU Student ID: All student participants will need to use their Penn State Student ID # in order to access both the online pre-registration (May 27- May 30) and sale (June 16 - June 20). Student ID # is assigned by the University.
PAYMENT
Valid Credit Card: The Student Season Football Ticket process requires a valid credit card - American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover only - at the time of the sale. Tickets will be charged to the account immediately upon successful purchase of the student season ticket. Credit cards that are not valid or can not absorb the charge at the time of purchase may cause the student to be disqualified.
Again, we encourage you to print this message and retain it for your reference. We also invite you to revisit this message as often as needed at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets. Please expect, as outlined above, to hear from us again in mid-May with further detail and instruction for the June sale.
Enjoy your summer!
Ticketing Services - Penn State Athletics