2012-13 Canisius Student-Athlete Handbook

Chi Alpha Sigma Chi Alpha Sigma is an honor society established to recognize college student-athletes who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout his/her junior and senior years. Chi Alpha Sigma hopes to bring honor and recognition to deserving student-athletes, his/her families, teams, athletic departments, and a college in much the same way as Phi Beta Kappa honors scholastics. Chi Alpha Sigma presently includes more than 50 Colleges and Universities as members and Canisius is the only MAAC institution represented. Each head coach will nominate all deserving honorees. Student-athlete and coach signatures are required on the nomination form.

Services for Student-Athletes Equipment Room Services A student-athlete will be issued standard equipment and apparel via the equipment room as determined by his/her head coach or the athletic department. If a student-athlete leaves the team before his/her season is over, he/she is required, in no less than 10 days, to turn in all of the equipment and apparel that belongs to the College. If the student-athlete completes his/her season through his/her championship then he/she may keep ONLY the equipment and apparel that are designated disposable.

Damaged/Lost Equipment or Uniform Policy Any lost uniforms, practice gear or equipment MUST be reported to the equipment room manager immediately. Any student-athlete that returns damaged equipment room issued apparel (t-shirts, shorts, towels, etc) will be required to reimburse the equipment room for damages. For a complete list of reimbursement fees please see the equipment room manager.

Laundry Services Each student-athlete has the right and privilege to have their practice and game laundry done by a staff member in the equipment room. At the start of the academic year, each student-athlete will get one laundry loop for his/her use. Each student-athlete will get a second laundry loop for use during his/her season. This second loop will be collected after his/her season is over.

Practice laundry should be placed on the laundry loop and put into the laundry chute labeled Practice Clothes. It is the responsibility of the equipment room to get this laundry back to the student in a reasonable amount of time.

Game laundry should NOT be turned in on a loop; however it does go in the Game Chute. All personal items that are worn under the uniform can be turned in on a loop and put in the Practice Clothing Chute.

Game uniforms will be handed out in the manner agreed upon by the head coach and the equipment manager. The equipment room is not responsible for laundry that does not get placed in the chute in a reasonable amount of time after the game or practice.

If you discover something is missing from your laundry loop or you did not get your loop back, you need to see the equipment room manager immediately.