<p>Thought I might jump in here since I’m an RA.</p>
<p>RA’s at Lafayette are no more or no less strict than those at other schools. Of course, each RA has a different style so what you might be hearing from others is simply a comment on one or 2 stricter RA’s on campus. The students on campus are adults and we treat them as such. I’ve never heard of RA’s being on someone’s case for having people over.
At the start of the year, each floor + RA comes up with a set of Community Standards or Rules for everyone on the floor to follow (eg: no dirty dishes overnight, no loud music past midnight) and along with that each roommate pair is encouraged to come up with agreements about guests, music, etc. The only time an RA might intervene is if you go against any of these previously agreed to rules and it affects others on the floor negatively.</p>