Students are required to abide by all applicable laws and University policies governing alcohol consumption, distribution, and possession.

• Under Rhode Island law and University policy, anyone under the age of 21 is prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or consuming alcohol.
• It is prohibited to provide space and opportunity for the consumption of alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 21.
• Students may not coerce, however subtly, another person to drink alcohol or to drink excessively.
• Anyone serving as a social host with alcoholic beverages bears responsibility for creating and maintaining conditions that support the health, safety, and wellbeing of guests and participants.
• Providence municipal ordinances prohibit the possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages on public property.

• Except as part of official University or registered events, the University prohibits the possession of any opened containers of alcoholic beverages outdoors, in all non-residential buildings, and in residence hall common areas. Alcoholic beverages possessed by students aged 21 and older for individual consumption must remain in their personal residential space.
• Amounts of alcohol possessed in private residential spaces must be scaled to individual use only (on campus). This is defined as no more than one case of beer, or one 0.75 liter of hard alcohol, or one bottle of wine present in a residential space at any given time.
• Students may not manufacture alcoholic beverages on University property or as part of any of its activities, except under the supervision of faculty for University-approved research purposes.
• Activities or paraphernalia that promote high-risk drinking or rapid alcohol consumption including, but not limited to, drinking games and funnels, are prohibited on University property and at any University-sponsored or registered events, including, but not limited to, any events held by registered student organizations.
• Oversized or common source containers, including but not limited to kegs, punchbowls, beer balls, and party balls, are not permitted on campus except at licensed campus venues or non-residential events when a professional bartending service is procuring and serving the alcoholic beverages. In such instances, the service must retain possession of large-scale containers after the event has concluded.

• No Student can be reimbursed by the University for the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
• Alcoholic beverage service for any student organization event must be handled by Brown Dining Services, a University-approved vendor, or an approved off-campus venue, and contracts must be signed by a University staff member with appropriate signatory authority.
• Open bars without drink ticket allotments, “bring your own,” and all-you-can-drink events are not allowed.
• The consumption of alcoholic beverages must not be the primary purpose of any event. Events, activities, and programs and their themes, titles and promotional materials may not directly or indirectly promote drinking, drunkenness, or associated behaviors counter to the Principles of the Brown Community.
• Activities that support, promote, or construe endorsement of businesses that sell alcoholic beverages or encourage the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages are expressly prohibited on campus, including, but not limited to, seeking sponsorship for on-campus activities or formal or informal promotional activities on campus, regardless of the location of the activity itself.

• Under federal and state law and University policy, Students are prohibited from engaging in Illicit Drug Activity, including the manufacture, possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs.
• Regardless of any state or local law that permits the possession and use of recreational or medical marijuana, possession and use of marijuana and any cannabis products is prohibited on University property or as part of any of its activities by University policy and federal law.
• Possession of drug Paraphernalia on University property or as part of any of its activities is prohibited.
• The unlawful distribution, possession, social sharing, non-prescribed use, or abuse of prescription drugs is prohibited. Altering, tampering, or forging a prescription is also prohibited.

In cases of severe acute intoxication, alcohol poisoning, and/or overdose, health and safety are the primary concerns. Individuals are expected to call for medical assistance for themselves or others who may be demonstrating signs of an overdose, including but not limited to mental confusion, difficulty remaining conscious, vomiting, seizures, trouble breathing, slow heart rate, clammy skin, dulled responses (such as no gag reflex, which prevents choking), and extremely low body temperature. No student seeking medical treatment for alcohol or other drug use, for themselves or others, will be subject to University disciplinary action for the sole violation of using alcohol or other drugs.

• Code of Student Conduct
• Pre-College Code of Conduct
• University Event Registration Policy

• Student Conduct Procedures
• Social Function Planning and Management Procedures

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• Annual Security Report (Includes the Drug and Alcohol and Abuse Policy Information)
• BWell Health Promotion
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
• Health Services
• Recovery and Substance-Free Initiatives
• Student Activities Office Handbook (Includes the Event Registration Process)