Camp Tecumseh Commandments

Thou shall not wake sleeping counselors during rest hour.

Thou shall not leave less than a cup of bug juice in the silver pitcher without volunteering to fill it.

Torchbearers shall not start weeping prior to the appearance of the runner from the West.

Campers shall not make fake wooden name tags.

Thou shall be third.

Thou shall not speak or make any noise for the length of the Silent Bridge when traveling to chapel.

New partners cannot announce they are BEST FRIENDS until at least three hours after being paired.

Thou should not break the one dessert from Trading Post rule especially before an evening float trip.

Flash mobs are not optional, but rather, a way of life.

Thou must not snap/clap/stomp/whistle/say kind words until they "don't care what the devil don't allow."

Thou must love Baked Oatmeal, even if they don't.

Cereal racks shall not be made into fighting arenas, but rather landmarks where small pleasantries are exchanged and new friends are made.

Thou shalt wear a Wolf Shirt every Wednesday, even if it is dirty.

Thou must break a sweat during Gold Rush.

Thou shall wear sun screen and closed toe shoes.

Thou shall never ask what RFAJWD stands for. If it is your turn to know, thou shalt know.

Thou shall keep thine jelly-fish yo-yo out of thine hair.

Thou shall hug appropriately. *tree hug, a-frame hug, side hug, h-frame hug are allowed

Thou shall dance.

Thou shall clap and cheer for every act at Closing Campfire.

Thou shall pass the frisbee and thou shall not whine when it is dropped.

Thou shall hail the Buffalo Queen. Thou shall not take the Buffalo Queen's name in vain.

What happens in devotions stays in devotions.

Thou shall always go in the in door and out the out door.

Thou shall wear neon, overalls, tie-dye, Nike shorts and potholder headbands as often as possible.

Thou shall take opportunities.

Thou shall not put flies on others out of hatred but only out of love.

Thou shall educate campers about the blue whales at the bottom of the Richard G. Marsh Lake and the syrup inside of Irving.

Do not covet thy neighbor's friendship bracelets nor ever even dare ask for one.

Thou shall not wear jean shorts because they inhibit the ability to camp strong. *Unless they are being worn as jorts on Country Hoe Down night.

Thou shall cover thyself in mud on the mud hike, stripes on thine cheeks does not count.

Thou shall be responsible for keeping thou bunk area clean.

Thou shall not put their towel on top of someone else's on the clothesline.

Thou shall not take another's snacks without asking.

Thou shall not sneak their phone into camp. Thou must leave make-up and hair styling tools at home.

Thou shall greet the announcement of a sleep-out with enthusiasm whether or not thou is actually excited.

Thou shall not take the exact same clinics as the person they came to camp with.

Thou shall respect the color guard and explode with enthusiasm at the announcement of camp at ease.

Thou shall embrace the art of hand holding with their best buds.

Thou shall not make purple.

Thou shall always participate in singing songs whether at flagpole, chapel or campfire. Thou must be thoroughly excited for Songfest and talk about their excitement prior to the event.

Thou shall spend more time on your chair at lunch than sitting in it.

*Creative contributions were made by Courtney Graham, Katie Erwin, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Grace Currie, Beef, Grace McGill, Emma Flynn, Tera Havey, Olivia Odle, Krafty and Emma Servies.