SNAFU #2

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SNAFU #2 

This tournament is part of a double SNAFU swing hosted at Lafayette College: SNAFU #1 on Saturday, October 24th 2026, and SNAFU #2 on Sunday, October 25th 2026.

Please see below our full invitation for the 2026-27 SNAFU tournament series. Should you have any further questions or accommodation needs please contact Tournament Director Abigail Thow at abigail.thow@gmail.com or 360-930-4183.

SNAFU Tournament Series Invitation

2026-2027 Season

The Southern and Northern Atlantic Forensic Union (SNAFU) cordially invites your team to our 2026 - 2027 tournament series. We are offering four in-person, one online synchronous, and one online asynchronous tournament. At all tournaments, we will offer all 11 AFA events and, with the exception of the async, IPDA Debate. 

SNAFU is an educational nonprofit striving to provide accessible and affordable collegiate forensics experiences. If your team is student-run, operating without a budget, or dealing with recent budget cuts, we are happy to discuss fee accommodations for entry at our tournaments. We would rather have your entries and your judges than your money. 

Please note: Swing partners may have different rules and fee structures from SNAFU.  Please see the host school’s invitation for details on their tournament. 

2026-27 Tournament Calendar:

Membership – $300.00/Season 

• Membership covers entry fees for all covered entries at all SNAFU tournaments this season.

• Membership is available to all participating schools. The membership fee must be paid at the first tournament attended. 

• Judge fees for any uncovered slots are not covered.

• Member schools gain voting privileges in SNAFU board elections.

• Non-member schools are welcome to compete under a different fee structure at any SNAFU tournament. 

Entry Information: 

• Entry Deadlines:

  • In-person: Wednesday before the tournament at 5:30 pm EST.

  • Async: Monday of the tournament at 5:30 pm EST.

• Entry Parameters:

  • Teams are limited to 6 entries per event.

  • Students may enter a maximum of 3 events per flight; 2 duos count as 2 events. 

  • Debaters may enter one individual event total, but may not enter extemp. 

  • One judge covers eight IE slots or two IPDA slots.

• Entry Fees for Member Schools:

  • Entry fees per slot are covered by membership dues. 

  • $15 hired judge fee per uncovered slot.

• Entry Fees for Non-Member Schools:

  • $10 per speech entry. 

  • $20 per debate entry. 

  • $15 hired judge fee per uncovered slot.

• Additional Drop Fees:

  • $15 per dropped slot before 5:00pm EST Friday.

  • $25 per dropped slot after 5:00pm EST Friday.

  • $75 per dropped judge before 5:00pm EST Friday.

  • $150 per dropped judge after 5:00pm EST Friday.

  • Please Note: SNAFU will not charge drop fees for entries that qualify for a national tournament that week. If you drop for this reason, you must notify the Tournament Director as soon as possible, and no later than the day before the tournament.

• SNAFU can accept payments in the form of check, cash, or credit card.

In-Person/Virtual Sync Schedule (subject to change):

8:00am Registration

8:30am     Extemp Draw/IPDA Draw

9:00am     IA (EXT/POI/DUO/PER/INF/PRO) and Debate 1

10:00am IPDA Draw

10:15am    IB (IMP/DI/ADS/CA/POE) and Debate 2

12:00pm    Extemp Draw/IPDA Draw

12:30pm    IIA and Debate 3

1:30pm IPDA Draw

1:45pm     IIB and Debate 4

3:15pm     Extemp Draw/IPDA Draw

3:30pm     Finals A (IPDA Semifinals at 3:45pm)

4:30pm IPDA Draw

4:45pm     Finals B (IPDA Finals at 5:00pm)

6:30pm     Awards

Async Schedule:

Accessibility:

If any competitors or judges have accommodation needs at a tournament, please inform the Tournament Director as soon as possible. SNAFU will make every reasonable effort to accommodate these requests.

Open Door Policy:

SNAFU maintains an open-door policy for all competitors and audience members at its tournaments. As such, students may leave a round at any time before, during, or after performances without penalty from judges.

Entry Confirmation:

You will receive a confirmation email from SpeechWire detailing your entry soon after the entry deadline. Please check this ASAP and contact the Tournament Director with any corrections.

Novice/Varsity IPDA Definitions:

A novice is defined as a student in their first two semesters of debate of any format, including high school. Please make sure you enter students in the appropriate division. All attempts will be made to separate debate into novice and varsity divisions, but the Tournament Director reserves the right to collapse divisions based on entry size and the logistical needs of the tournament.

Tabulation and Competition:

• We use the AFA tabulation process for individual events and the International Public Debate Association tabulation process for IPDA debate. 

  • Per the IPDA constitution, coaches are allowed to assist students during IPDA preparation time. Students are allowed to consult with other students. 

• SNAFU tournaments will offer two rounds of preliminary competition and a final round for all IE events with at least eight entries.

• IE events with fewer than eight entries will receive three ballots across two rounds in a single section during prelims.

• Any IE event with more than 50 entries competing in both preliminary rounds will feature a semifinal round.

• Final rounds of IE events will aim not to advance more than half the preliminary pool (rounded up). 

• For IPDA, we will offer three or four preliminary rounds with the appropriate number of outrounds, per TD discretion. All attempts will be made to provide 3 judges for debate elimination rounds, but quarters and sems may run with a single judge if tournament logistics require it. 

• Rounds one and two of debate will be randomly paired. If entry size allows, round three will be power-matched and round four will be power-protected. 

• Judges may tie points in IE events. 

• Judges may not tie points in IPDA and may award points in increments of 0.5.

• SNAFU does not allow blank ballots in IE or ballots missing an RFD in IPDA. 

Awards:

• We will offer an award for all advancing competitors in each individual event and IPDA division.

• A top speaker will be awarded from each division of IPDA. 

• The top three individual sweepstakes winners in IE will each receive an award. Students must be entered in three events to be eligible.

• The top three IE schools and top three debate schools will each receive sweepstakes awards. We will also recognize a combined sweepstakes winner, and, entry size permitting, a limited-entry team sweepstakes award(s) for IE.

If you have any questions about this invitation, please contact Abigail Thow, SNAFU Tournament Director at abigail.thow@shu.edu or at 360-930-4183. We hope you will join us for a season of fun and competitive tournaments!

Sincerely,

The SNAFU Board

Abigail Thow, Tournament Director/President, Seton Hall University

Mallory Marsh, James Madison University

Margeaux Lippman, Dutchess Community College

MacLain Naumann, Cornell University

Brian Sumereau, Treasurer, Seton Hall University

Manager contact information

Abigail Thow
Email address: abigail.thow@shu.edu
Phone number: 3609304183

Mailing address

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