<p>Looking to get information on what universities are now calling “dry campuses.” </p>
<p>Is there really such a thing? Trying to be realistic, and although my son is not a partier (yet) i assume he will want to socialize when going away to school. He will be underage for the first three years and trying to find a middle ground. do not want to have him getting in trouble.</p>
<p>if the school has a strict “no alcohol” policy, does that encourage students to go off campus looking for drinks and possibly driving??</p>
<p>anyone know specifics about these schools: LaSalle, Marywood University??</p>
<p>There are some campuses that are “dry” and others that really are DRY. Then there’s some that there may not be much drinking on campus but there’s a huge bar/apartment party scene. It all depends on the school.</p>
Yes, usually. Many universities (like my own) try to strike a middle ground. As long as you’re not drinking in public or being obnoxious, they’ll usually look the other way. </p>
<p>Many universities have substance-free dorms, which might be something to check out.</p>
<p>Is this really a big enough issue to use in choosing a college? Maybe you could look for schools that aren’t known for parties, but to look for “dry campuses” only seems a little too much. Alcohol isn’t the devil.</p>
<p>exactly. they, like most freshman-juniors will be underage. my question is specifically about Marywood, how do they enforce this policy? are kids just observed or are they given breatholizer tests on campus?</p>
<p>I am not looking for a dry campus, I am only concerned as a parent of the consequences for breaking the rules. I expect him to socialize and do some drinking, just don’t want him suspended because of this.</p>
<p>Then you should talk to him about being responsible. Not being drunk in public, not binge drinking, not attending loud, huge parties, etc. A “dry” campus won’t change students behavior.</p>
<p>I would be most concerned with colleges that do not have access to public transit, or have shuttles. It is drinking and driving, or being in the car with a driver who had some alcohol that would concern me the most. </p>
<p>I would just check rules with each school. I can tell you that my my son is at a school with a 3 strikes policy. The first strike, I believe, consists of a warning, and paying for a class that must be attended about drinking. The second strike, I believe, involves parent notification, but I don’t know what else. Strike 3, I believe is suspension. I am not sure, but I think suspension is for one semester, but it could even be expulsion. I really never asked my son, but I know that he knows the rules. He knows a lot of students who have one strike, so it seems to be enforced.</p>
<p>The Princeton Review’s TOP 20 PARTY SCHOOLS:</p>
<ol>
<li>West Virginia University </li>
<li>University of Mississippi </li>
<li>The University of Texas at Austin </li>
<li>University of Florida </li>
<li>University of Georgia </li>
<li>Penn State-University Park </li>
<li>University of New Hampshire </li>
<li>Indiana University at Bloomington </li>
<li>Ohio University-Athens </li>
<li>University of California-Santa Barbara </li>
<li>Randolph-Macon College </li>
<li>University of Iowa </li>
<li>Louisiana State University </li>
<li>University of Maryland-College Park </li>
<li>University of Tennessee-Knoxville </li>
<li>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign </li>
<li>Arizona State University at Tempe<br></li>
<li>Florida State University </li>
<li>University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa </li>
<li>State University of New York at Albany</li>
</ol>