Dear Shearites,
Sheares Hall prides itself on sending out quality rag floats every year. This year, we intend to build a truly “Shearite” float, as we intend for the float to be built by the entire hall, and not just raggers alone. We aim to strongly encourage Shearite participation in the construction of the float, by introducing a “Friend of Rag”.
We are bringing rag to the Shearites in 2 ways:
If you intend to know more about the goings-on of rag, sign up as a “volunteer” Friend of Rag. Volunteers will be kept in the loop via emails or sms, and volunteers are NOT obligated to help with the construction of the float. But, of course, any help you would be willing to give us would be welcome. 
Volunteer FORs would receive a bi-weekly newsletter, updating you on the status of rag and what would be happening in the upcoming weeks.
If you would prefer a more major role in Rag 0809, but cannot commit 2 months of your time to rag, you can sign up as a “temporary ragger”, or a “mercenary” Friend of Rag. We understand that committing 2 months of your holiday to rag would be a very heavy sacrifice. Thus, “mercenaries” are those of you who might actually consider joining rag, but for only a (continuous) 2 weeks or more (it’s up to you if you want to extend it).
Friends of Rag would be rewarded with committee points for the following Academic Year. Although it would not be as much as a true ragger, “mercenaries” will definitely receive points, calculated as a fraction of the points of the true ragger. For example, if you sign up as a materials engineer for 3 weeks, while a true materials engineer works for 8, you will receive 3/8 of the total points received by the ragger.