<p>Hi guys!</p>
<p>I recently toured Holy Cross, and I absolutely loved it. However, I've heard that it has the reputation of being a party school because of all the drinking that happens. Can current students maybe say if this reputation is true? I'm not really into the whole "drinking thing".</p>
<p>Nearly all colleges have a big drinking culture but you can avoid it completely at Holy Cross if you choose to live in the substance free housing <a href=“http://www.holycross.edu/studentlife/housing/oncampus/substancefree.html”>http://www.holycross.edu/studentlife/housing/oncampus/substancefree.html</a>.</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior at Holy Cross. In all honesty, that reputation is no longer true. The parties off campus have gotten a lot tamer over the years because the cops have really cracked down. The on-campus parties mostly take place in the Junior or Senior dorms because the RA’s in Freshman/Sophomore dorms are pretty strict. If they hear music playing, they will come in and tell you to turn it down. So coming in as a freshman you would definitely be able to avoid the party scene and there are plenty of activities to do on the weekends besides drink.</p>