So I was visiting a few friends at Drexel this and staying the night tonight in a friend’s dorm. Long story short, a few of us were in my friend’s friend’s dorm, and there was some alcohol. I had some wine, but a couple people were a little drunk, and the laughing must’ve gotten loud because an RA busted it. They didn’t ask who had / hadn’t been drinking, they just made us dump it and took the names of us and the student ID numbers of the students. For me, I’m just a visitor so they took my name and said they’d confirm it with my ID I left downstairs (you have to leave one at the desk if you’re a guest coming in, it could be anything from a license to a high school ID, Doesn’t matter) My question, is what will happen to me since I’m only a guest? If anyone has had a similar experience or heard from a friend or something, any words of wisdom would be so appreciated. I’m a good kid and extremely respectful and full of a future, and I’m terrified. Please help!
@janet88 If you or anyone else there was underage, you could get into a bit of legal trouble. Usually minor possession penalties include fines, alcohol diversion programs, community service, etc.
If not, then I don’t know, but disturbing the peace can also incur penalties, but often not that severe.
Penalties for students do not include legal trouble or community service for a first warning, it’s just a probation warning, as in “don’t do it again”, and I don’t even go here. They have my drivers license information and that’s it, and they said the students will be contacted in a few weeks, and they’re (friends) all saying they doubt anything at all will happen to me. The policies here are not extremely daunting, I’m just a nervous wreck looking for someone who’s had a similar experience. Thank you for your help
I have no idea but I can guess. If the police were not called that night, I doubt the school is going to get the police involved. Since you are not a student, I don’t see what they could do regarding you except maybe banning you from future overnight stays with your friends since they can check IDs at the dorm. As for your friends, all bets are off. Some schools are strict, others are lax.