<p>It’s more bark than bite , but the issue of alcohol abuse is serious. Many (not an exageration) freshman are transported to Bryn Mawr Hospital with alcohol poisoning.The students refer to this as getting VEM’d.</p>
<p>It happens almost every weekend first semester including the first weekend!
The school wants kids to grow up , but they also don’t want the moral and legal liability of a kid drinking themself to death.It does happen on many campuses.</p>
<p>[Fraternities</a>, Students Charged in Penn State Drinking Death | NBC Philadelphia](<a href=“Fraternities, Students Charged in Penn State Drinking Death – NBC10 Philadelphia”>Fraternities, Students Charged in Penn State Drinking Death – NBC10 Philadelphia)</p>
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<p>[University</a> of Idaho student dies of apparent alcohol poisoning | Idaho | Idaho Statesman](<a href=“http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/13/1265689/ui-student-dies-of-apparent-alcohol.html]University”>http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/13/1265689/ui-student-dies-of-apparent-alcohol.html)</p>
<p>That being said , many kids do drink in dorms and will avoid trouble if they are discreet and have a tolerant RA. Kids do get written up , but I dont know of any that were fined ,put on probation or threatened with expulsion even after multiple offenses.
Villanova is not a party school , but kids can and do find trouble (fun?) without having to go to great lengths.</p>