General Rules

• Don’t go anywhere alone, take a buddy and a leader.

• No coupling off. Don’t be alone with your significant other or another person, no matter the relationship status.

• Stay in public spaces within where a cabin leader or volunteer can see you.

• Don’t go off the campgrounds or places not reserved for Bethany Students.

• Follow the camp schedule and the timeline given by camp volunteers and leaders.

• No swearing or offensive language.

• No camp romances or public displays of affection (PDA).

• Don’t bring anything unnecessary to club or rec times. Leave crafts and other items in your cabin or at the craft station (bibles, notebooks, pens and water bottles are OK).

• Respect others personal boundaries, space, feelings, personal belongings, and time.

• No violent behavior (hitting, slapping, punching, or tackling, etc.).

• You can't touch, take, or go through other people’s belongings.

• Do not go into or look into an opposite genders cabin or a cabin or bathrooms that you aren't assigned to.

• Be present at scheduled activities and locations as per the schedule. There will be daily free time to do other activities.

• The Common Sense Rule: If you're unsure whether something is allowed or not covered in the rules, please ask a leader or the camp director for clarification. Additionally, if you identify a loophole in the rules and exploit it, resulting in potential harm to yourself or others, and it violates any of the established guidelines, this may warrant removal from the camp.

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General Tips

• Remember to wear sunscreen/sunblock.

• Make a new friend!

• Be on time, even a little early!

• Hydrate so you don’t DIE-drate.

• Personal hygiene is important! Daily showers are important.

• Only pee in camp toilets...thanks.

Swimming Pool Rules

• You need to pass a swimming test before having full access to swimming activities.

• Please listen to the lifeguards and staff around campus.

• No going into the pool outside of the set swimming hours (students will be given these times).

• Remember to bring a bathing suit cover-up for the ladies and a shirt for the gentlemen when walking to and from the pool. While in the pool, wearing a shirt or cover-up is optional.

• Shoes must be worn on the way to and from the pool.

Camp Wind-Down Time

• ​You will be given a period of time to get ready for bed, fill water bottles, chat and relax for around an hour at the end of the day before lights out. This is not a time to be out of your cabins.

• Once lights out time comes, it really does mean lights out. Please be respectful of the people in your cabin wanting to take advantage of this time. No talking or doing things that cause noise or disruption to others.

• No sneaking out or leaving the cabin past lights out.

• In the morning before breakfast, stay in cabins or feel free to be in designated spots (like the student led morning devotional or in area around cabins).

Items Not Allowed

• Cell phones/gaming electronics.

• Do not bring food or snacks from home, and no food is allowed in the cabins per Camp Koinonia’s policy. You may bring cash or card for the Camp Koinonia Snack Shack, where items like ice cream, candy, soda, and camp merchandise (shirts, etc.) are available for purchase.

• Weapons of any kind (This includes pocket knives & pepper spray)

• Drugs/alcoholic substances.

• If you brought any items/things/substance you weren’t supposed to, turn it into a leader
  or camp director. You will not get in trouble for bringing them forward.