Discussion article: College bans hard liquor and pledging

[ciahanna]

Not a Greek,but TBH I really don't think barring alcohol will help. My DH went to a military college so it was a dry campus but they still managed to drink! It all becomes a game to not get caught with the booze. College kids will always find a way to drink.

[stargazer763]

Jan 30, 2015 19:17:06 GMT -5 ciahanna said:

Not a Greek,but TBH I really don't think barring alcohol will help. My DH went to a military college so it was a dry campus but they still managed to drink! It all becomes a game to not get caught with the booze. College kids will always find a way to drink.

Exactly this. "Banning drinking" will not stop drinking.

[sympkin]

I definitely have to agree with the point about availability of alcohol and the actual legality of said alcohol.

Anecdata but being privy to both Canadian Universities where the drinking age is 19 vs. American Universities where the age is 21, alcohol was just as prevalent, if not more so, where there were more restrictions.