Undergraduate Catalogue

Use of Alcohol in the Residence Halls

General Regulations

  1. Residential students may possess alcohol in their room/suite/apartment provided they are of the legal drinking age.
  2. Alcohol is prohibited in designated substance-free housing. For the 2007-2008 academic year, substance-free housing is located in the Cape and Castle House.
  3. Common sources of alcohol such as kegs and beer balls are prohibited from the residence halls with the exception of registered kegs for registered parties. Please refer to the Party Policy for further information. Any unregistered keg found on campus or being transported through campus grounds is assumed to have been procured for consumption on campus, and the owner(s) and/or student(s) in possession is subject to penalties imposed by Bentley. Students are fined, in addition to other sanctions, on a per-person/per-keg basis (additional fines such as those for illegal parties may be added).
  4. Containers of alcohol (either empty or full) found on campus or being transported through campus grounds are assumed to have been procured for comsumption on campus, and the owner(s) and/or student(s) in possession is subject to penalties imposed by Bentley.

Party Policy

Parties are defined as events with 15 to 45 invited guests. They must be completely contained in the apartment. All parties must be registered.

Apartment style dwellings are the only type of accommodations where parties are allowed. Party-eligible apartments are located only in the following buildings: Collins, Falcone, Boylston A and B, Orchard North and South and Rhodes.

Parties may or may not involve alcohol but all parties must be registered.

In order to have alcohol at a party, the apartment residents must follow these guidelines:

1. Each apartment resident must attend a party registration workshop run by the office of residence life.
2. Each apartment resident must be 21 years of age or older.
3. Each apartment resident must be in good judicial standing (not on a current sanction).
4. Each apartment resident must sign the party registration form.

The laws of the Commonwealth especially pertain to the serving of minors. Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that alcohol is not served to anyone less than 21 years of age. Knowingly or unknowingly serving alcohol to a minor is a violation of state law and Bentley College policy.
Should such a violation be discovered, judicial action will ensue.

Gatherings of 45 or more people are not allowed. Registered parties are not permitted during early move-in periods, interim housing, vacations, nights before classes, or anytime during finals.

Only a limited number of parties are allowed on each floor and in each building. This number is determined on a per-building basis and is subject to the approval of the Office of Residence Life. Additionally, each party eligible apartment may only register for as many as 8 parties per semester.
Registered parties must be registered with the Office of Residence Life by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the party.
Registered parties must comply with any request made by other residents to lower the noise level. Parties must end by 1:00 a.m., at which time quiet hours begin. Nonalcoholic beverages and food must be available for the duration of the party. Any damage done in the vicinity of the apartment is billed back to the apartment residents. This may include other floors and stairwells.

It is the responsibility of the party hosts to ensure that a party is "responsibly run." A "responsibly run" party is one that:

1. complies with all items on the party registration form, including no service of alcohol to minors
2. abides by the stipulations put forth in the party registration workshop
3. adheres to all alcohol policies and procedures
4. stops consumption of alcohol by an individual who is obviously intoxicated

Registered parties with alcohol are limited to one keg for the duration of the party. At the end of the event at 1:00 a.m., that keg may not be used or tapped on campus again. A keg may only be brought on campus the day it is to be used at a registered event. Kegs must be removed from campus the day following the event for which they were registered.

Failure to comply with party registration guidelines may result in immediate revocation of party privileges

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