There may be more fully clothed bodies than usual at Saturday's football game.

The members of the Official Body Painters Guild of Penn State may not paint their bodies for this weekend's home game against Indiana if the weather remains rainy and in the low 50s as forecasted.

A.J. Matunis, president of the Official Body Painters Guild, is being cautious in memory of the Michigan State game two years ago, at which some current members of the club became sick after enduring 32-degree weather.

"The weather is more of a concern now," Matunis said. "I put more thought into it than I did before because there are more members involved. I am concerned for the health of my own club members."

Though there is no Penn State policy that limits students from painting their bodies even if the weather conditions are bad, the university will not condone student groups' activities that endanger student health, said Curt Speaker, a biosafety officer for the university.

"We discourage student activity that puts students at undone risk," Speaker said.

The Official Body Painters Guild, a club new to the 2008 football season, has had its members paint their bodies for every game this season except for the University of Michigan game last month.

"After we marched in the Homecoming parade, we were wiped out," Matunis said. "We didn't want to wake up early in the morning and paint our bodies all over again."

Though the club became officially recognized this year, it has been existence since 2006.

"Just a bunch of my friends and I got together to paint up our bodies before the football games," Matunis said. "After we started talking to some people, we realized that there were other people who wanted to paint up their bodies too but could never find a group of people who wanted to do it with them."

The guild is not about sitting front row at the football games or getting on television. The group's goal is to have fun and encourage others to have fun, Matunis said.

The club aims to energize students at tailgates before the game, with club members often receiving high-fives from people they pass, Matunis said.

"We'll walk through places all together and yell out some cheers," said Nick Stoltzfus, vice president of the club. "People well join in and get excited. It gets a little cold, but it's a lot of fun to do."

The guild has received positive feedback from the students, said Alyssa Holgate (junior-biological engineering), a member of the club.

"Seeing people painted up for the games gets me really excited and into the game. It makes me proud. I love it," Amanda Potts (freshman-nursing) said.

Even if inclement weather prevents guild members from painting up their bodies for Saturday's game, some student's said they don't think student spirit and energy will be dampened.

"Our student section is so energetic that it wouldn't matter," Julia Brondani (freshman-division of undergraduate studies) said. "People would still be into the game. I mean, this is Penn State."