<p>I just found out that the state university I will be attending next year doesn't allow people of the opposite sex to spend the night. I don't know how many other schools have similar policies, but how easily could I get around it? I have a single dorm and I share a suite with 3 other students.</p>
<p>Pretty easily I’m sure. What proof would they have that they’re spending the night unless they come in while you’re sleeping?</p>
<p>Yeah, a lot of colleges say that. In fact my all girls dorm used to have a curfew for people of the opposite sex to come over, but people never cared about that. They don’t actually check each night to make sure it’s just you in there, and really the only reason an RA would know is if someone hated you and told, or you were just really bad at hiding the fact that a person of the opposite sex was in your room. Don’t worry about it as much.</p>
<p>Can you live in a nearby private dorm on/off campus that will allow members of the opposite gender to sleep over?</p>
<p>I’d say as long as you’re not doing anything to bother anyone else, you should be fine, especially with a single.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you’re in a single, it’s fine. I’ll be willing to bet you that rule is often broken.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I won’t worry about it.</p>
<p>I think rules like that are mostly for the sake of your roommates so if it bothers them, they can ask the RA to enforce it. My school doesn’t allow guests during vacations so like if you’re staying on campus over thanksgiving, winter, or spring break, or if you’re an extended-stay student in the dorms after spring semester but many of us break those rules.</p>
<p>I was an RA and I’d agree with everyone, the rules are not often enforced (except at the strictest of colleges). In addition to not bothering anyone you’re living with, ask if it’s ok, especially if you have a common area. Being considerate in the beginning works well.</p>
<p>My school has a particularly archaic policy – we have all single-sex dorms (which I actually like, since they’ve basically taken the place of frats and sororities that we stay in all four years), but the opposite sex isn’t allowed in the dorm from 12am-9am (on weeknights) or 2am-9am (on weekend nights).</p>
<p>It is very easy to break these rules. Just get them in your room at a normal hour, then don’t have them leave until well after dawn. No one can prove that they didn’t just come by that morning when you leave. It does help if your RA isn’t a jerk, though.</p>
<p>Are you living in a coed dorm or a single-gender dorm?</p>
<p>At USC, we have the same policy. In all of the co-ed dorms (including mine), it was really easy to get around. You could get someone else to sign in your friend, or you could get someone else’s Carolina Card (their ID) and have them swipe at the front desk. The people only looked to see if a green light turned on, so they didn’t notice if someone had someone else’s ID.</p>
<p>In the girl’s dorms though, they had lots of problems and the dorms were placed on probation for sneaking in boys.</p>
<p>The sex varies by floor. I’m on the first floor and the floor above me is made up of the opposite gender.
What is the greatest consequence someone could expect for sneaking guys/girls into their dorm room overnight?</p>
<p>Expulsion and possibly five hours in the stockade.</p>