Priority points: philanthropic gifts earn ten points per $100 and seat-related giving one point per $100; season tickets earn two points per sport for every year held; every ten consecutive years adds twenty-five; and every year philanthropic gifts reach $2,500 adds one hundred. Points buy your PLACE IN THE SELECTION ORDER at the May reallocation. They do not buy a seat.
The Beacon Society
Ten levels, and the benefits are cumulative — each one adds to everything below it. Membership runs with the fiscal year.
The ten levels
What unlocks at each one
Priority points
How the selection order is worked out
My account
Check your points and your standing
Where would I sit?
See how far a gift moves you up the line
The ten levels
Levels across, benefits down. A dot means that level earns it, and everything a lower level earns, a higher one keeps.
| Benefit | Member$1–$50 | Rockbeach Backer$51–$99 | Wave Maker$100–$249 | Shore Watcher$250–$499 | Beach Club$500–$999 | AD's Circle$1,000–$2,499 | President's Circle$2,500–$9,999 | Black & White Society$10,000–$19,999 | Beacon Circle$20,000–$49,999 | Lighthouse Keeper$50,000+ |
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| Beacon Society membership card | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Newsletter | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Name in the annual report | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Priority points accrual | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Early access to single-game tickets | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Away-game ticket allocation | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Society email before the news is public | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Lots C, D and E parking included | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Single-game presale window | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Whitecaps car decal | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Beacon Society t-shirt | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Lot A / Lot B parking eligibility | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| 10 percent off at the team store | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Bowl and postseason priority | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Invitation to the spring scrimmage | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Guest of the department in a loge, once a season | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| One open practice per sport | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Early renewal window | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Founders Lot parking | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● |
| One guest pass per season | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Travel with the team, once a season | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● |
| Annual dinner with the Director of Athletics | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● |
| Invitation to the season kickoff reception | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Postgame field access, selected games | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| Named recognition in the new stadium | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| Eligible: Field Suites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| A direct line to the department - a named person who answers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
Eligible is not the same as assigned. Premium seating and the priority lots are allocated by points at the reallocation each May, and a gift made mid-year does not move anyone in that order.
How priority points work
The formula
| What you do | Points | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Philanthropic gifts Gifts not tied to seats: scholarships, facilities, the annual fund | 10 per $100 | A $1,000 gift earns 100 points. |
| Seat-related giving The required giving on season seats, suites and parking | 1 per $100 | $1,000 of required giving earns 10 points. |
| Season tickets Each sport counted on its own | 2 per sport, every year held | Football and men’s basketball for 5 years earns 20 points. |
| Loyalty Consecutive years holding season tickets | 25 for every 10 years in a row | 20 straight years earns 50 points. |
| A big giving year Philanthropic gifts only | +100 each year they total $2,500+ | Four years at $3,000 in gifts earns 400 points. |
Same money, two ways. Football for 12 years and men’s basketball for 5, twelve straight years, and $24,000 given: all of it as required giving on seats is 299 points. Give half of it as gifts instead, $3,000 a year for four years, and it is 1,779 points. The ticket price itself earns nothing; holding season tickets does.
Rockbeach counts a multi-year pledge at its annual amount from the year it is signed, before the cash arrives - a $500,000 commitment over ten years counts as $50,000 of giving a year. Most schools do this; some count only cash received, so never assume another school works the way we do.
My account
Sign in with the email address on your account to see your points total, your level and where you sit in the selection order.
Having trouble? Text the ticket office at (732) 555-0177.