Advertising/Posting Policy

* Posters and flyers advertising events sponsored by TCU-recognized organizations, including all fraternities and sororities, may be posted on campus only in authorized areas.
* All advertising must bear the name of the sponsoring group(s) and a contact person and e-mail address for more information.
* Advertising must be removed within 24 hours of the advertised event.
* No more than four 8.5” x 11” flyers or one larger flyer may be posted in any one location, and posters should be attached with tacks or tape (glue and staples are not permitted).
* Organizations must not place their posters such that they obscure the posters of others.
* Posters placed in inappropriate locations on campus will be removed at the discretion of Facilities or the Office for Campus Life and will be subject to a fine. All University bulletin boards and posting areas will be cleaned by Facilities once a week – usually Monday morning- at which point all posters will be removed, regardless of when they were put up.
* If inclement weather makes the appearance of the posters disreputable Facilities has it within their authority to remove the posters.

Authorized Posting Areas Include:

* Bulletin boards in most campus buildings and in outdoor locations installed for this purpose.
* The walls along the Tisch Library steps. Posters are not permitted on the walls located in or around plant beds, the walls around the chapel patio, and the walls around the library patio.
* The walls along the breezeway between the Bookstore and the Mayer Campus Center. Posters are not permitted on the Bookstore or Campus Center doors, the walls facing Professor's Row or Talbot Avenue, and the walls around the Jumbo Express entrance.
* Space permitting, posters may be placed into the display cases outside the Mayer Campus Center, subject to the approval of the Associate Director/Operations; please contact the OCL for more information.

Unauthorized Locations Include:

* Interior or exterior walls of all buildings and columns.
* Walls in or along stairs (except for Library Steps)
* On fences, trees, pavement or sidewalks, the Memorial Steps, on stakes in the ground, on handrails, light posts, trash cans, and any glass surfaces.

Posters placed in inappropriate locations on campus will be removed at the discretion of Facilities or the Office for Campus Life and may be subject to a fine.

Chalking:

One of the reasons that the university permits the use of chalk is that it does not become a permanent part of the campus. Therefore, chalking is permissible in outdoor, public areas - chalking is not permitted in areas inaccessible to rain, such as the walkway between the Campus Center and the Bookstore or any vertical surface; and there is to be no use of materials other than water soluble chalk. When chalking, the following guidelines must be observed; failure to follow these guidelines will result in the errant organization being fined for clean-up costs:

* No chalking of any kind on Matriculation Day or Commencement Day.
* No chalking on vertical surfaces or in areas inaccessible to rain.
* No profanity or explicit sexual material.
* No defaming of groups or slurs because of sex, race, ethnic or religious identity or sexual orientation.

Violation of Posting/Chalking Policy for Student Organizations:

* a warning after their 1st violation;
* a $50.00 fine after their 2nd violation;
* a $100.00 fine after their 3rd violation;
* and after their 4th violation, the group will be fined $150.00 and may suffer revocation of organizational privileges including the use of campus facilities.

Off-Campus Advertising:

Off-campus advertising is only allowed with the permission of the Office for Campus Life. A copy of your advertising should be submitted to the OCL for recording purposes. Violations of the off-campus advertising policy may result in the cancellation of your event.