<p>I leave for GMU on August 23rd, I’m 18, what is the punishment for getting caught drinking underage on campus?</p>
<p>No school is going to let you drink underage, because it’s against the law. Most schools detail their alcohol policy on their website, so that’d be a good place to check, but I can’t imagine it being very lenient. So either don’t do it, or don’t get caught.</p>
<p>[General</a> Policies - George Mason University](<a href=“http://www.gmu.edu/academics/catalog/0203/policies/drugalcohol.html]General”>http://www.gmu.edu/academics/catalog/0203/policies/drugalcohol.html)
All first-time offenses of this policy by residential students (except those involving severe intoxication and/or a police or emergency medical response) will be adjudicated through the housing judicial system. All offenses by nonresident students will be referred to the university judicial administrator.
Discipline sanctions related to housing infractions will be primarily educational, but may include a housing assignment change, referral to the university judicial administrator, and/or removal from housing.</p>
<p>I was told the first night I moved into SSU that if you get kicked out, it will be difficult to find another public college that will want to accept you. Don’t risk. Don’t drink.</p>
<p>I would say that you’ll get a good feel for the policy once you get there, and you’ll understand very quickly what’s acceptable and what’s not. I think generally as long as you aren’t loud and are discreet (lock your door when you drink) you will be fine. Colleges do understand that students drink, and you aren’t going to get kicked out for one violation. I do however go to a school with a very lenient policy (cops won’t even arrest you for drinking unless you are being disruptive or destructive, and the RAs in the dorms will usually turn a blind eye) so I might be a little biased, but you will have a lot more freedom in college, the RAs are not your parents and if you’re fairly quiet and respectful you shouldn’t have a problem. Furthermore, the posted alcohol policy may not be a very good indicator of what is actually tolerated, so just wait till you get there and you’ll probably get an idea pretty fast.</p>
<p>Really just a slap on the wrist.
You have to take a class the first or second time(?)… I think
The RA’s do rounds at specific times, so if you aren’t noisy to begin with, and tone it down when they do, then you should be fine. </p>
<p>Also, if you look at the GMU crime logs, many of the “drunk in public” arrests are from non-students.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone who has been removed from housing due to alcohol. It probably has happened, but I haven’t heard of anyone getting kicked out.</p>