<p>My sons are in male dorms with strict, though reasonable (2 am weekends), visitation rules. As srystress noted, the students tend to complain about these rules, but actually find them a relief – sometimes it’s hard for non-assertive students to get rid of their guests, and these rules give them someone else to blame for sending the guys (or girls) away so that they can go to sleep. There are 24 hour visitation lounges in each dorm for those who cannot bear to cut off intense scholarly discussions when visiting hours end. And, of course, determined students will find a way to break the rules, though the punishments are non-trivial for those who are caught. </p>
<p>My sense is that the students who would really have problems with these visitation rules self-select out of this university and enroll elsewhere.</p>