<p>can any current student comment or give insight into queen's court? I am interested in living there but have heard horror stories of a lot of strange people living there. I have also heard that the RA's are over-zealous about rules and hardcore about anti-drinking. </p>
<p>how are the rooms? and basically just what is it like living there?</p>
<p>In my experience what draws people to Queen’s Court is the ‘residential college’ aspect more so than the substance free part. It’s an integrated learning community, not an anti-substance cult.</p>
<p>The horror stories about queen’s probably originate from the bowels of “dirty south” or from students who have no interaction with Queen’s Court students. There were a few characters or creepy people in queen’s my year… but there are also strange people in every res-hall at every college. Chances are you will encounter crazies in life.</p>
<p>Queen’s Court has just about every kind of person. There’s no ‘stereotype’ other than that most residents are extremely involved in campus one way or another.</p>
<p>Varsity Crew/Football Athletes lived in Queen’s.
Most of the Student Government senators lived in Queen’s.
Stoners lived in Queen’s.
Rockers lived in Queen’s.
Many 4.0 gpas lived in Queen’s.
Some 1.5 gpas lived in Queen’s.
Stereotypical ‘Popular’ people lived in Queen’s.
Recluses lived in Queen’s.
Party animals lived in Queen’s.</p>
<p>As far as the Rooms go… Queen’s boasts the only freshmen dorms with private bathrooms. Each of the 3 wings has a unique amenity (Bishops = bathrooms, Roberts = slightly larger rooms, Johns = walk in closets). I found the rooms to be pretty decent… but the best amenities of Queen’s Court are Bishop’s Lounge (A harry potter-esque lounge) and the various misc rooms (a music room, billiards room, a classroom, a downstairs lounge, a dinette room, a decent kitchen, another downstairs lounge-- just to name a few).</p>
<p>I gave more of a general response… but what exactly are you interested in knowing? About the alcohol policy/drinking in general if living in Queen’s?</p>
<p>A lot of students in queens do maintain the substance free policy. Still, many do not. For the most part, these students don’t drink in the dorm and instead go to the bars, etc. </p>
<p>There’s a lot of quirky students in Queens. That’s what I liked about it.</p>
<p>that sounds cool actually thx. What is the social/drinking scene like?? And what happens to people caught drinking in Queens?</p>
<p>Another thing to know about Queens is that they have short presentations given by residents and everyone is expected to attend (I think) two of them a week. The dorm has a lot of activities including bagels in the lounge on Sunday mornings. I don’t think penalty for being caught drinking is different than if you were in any other dorm but I’m not positive. Queens is suppossed to be a wellness community so if you do want to drink, you should consider other dorms on campus.</p>
<p>Queens also has an annual debating society competition called Disputatio, which is a lot of fun, a lot of work, and the panel of judges is made up of faculty at Fordham, an excellent way to get your skills “known around campus.” </p>
<p>Its an outstanding dorm. I recommend it to everyone. Its also true that a high number of Fordham’s honors students live in Queens, though not exclusive to Queens. Its also centrally located on campus which is very convenient. </p>
<p>And of course we would be remiss in failing to mention its haunted. LOL. There are stories upon stories, some of them rather recent. </p>
<p>And fwiw, its known they have parties in the basement of Queens late at night. Lots of loud music and dancing. My D1 was a part of that scene her freshmen year, and the friends she made there are still her friends today. They were all wellness students, who continued the wellness program at OHare sophomore year. </p>
<p>I think Fr. Koterski is the resident faculty member who lives there. He is a gem. A truly phenomenal professor, an excellent Jesuit and gifted priest.</p>
<p>In addition to the University wide penalties for underage drinking, you also need to plan and host an event for the dorm. This is for your first offense.</p>
<p>dont be scared off by the program commitments and anti-substance abuse mantra at Queens. almost everyone in Queens drinks and has a great time-- basically, the only difference is that when you want to study and get down to business, you actually can! It’s the best of both worlds in my opinion.</p>
<p>Alcoholism is a disease caused by the lack of an enzyme in your brain. Its a genetic trait. Do the research. Some cultures/ races have a lot of the enzyme and they don’t drink because they get violently ill. This is very true in many oriental cultures. Some cultures lack the enzyme completely and the alcohol drug acts like heroine to them and they have no natural stop sign in the brain, American Indians are susceptible to this problem. </p>
<p>People who have a drinking problem, regardless of the age should not drink. Period. </p>
<p>Do the research online if you don’t believe me.</p>
<p>Alcohol and studying do not mix. The best and brightest at Fordham are not the party animals. I can assure you.</p>
<p>It’s also pretty much the most haunted building on campus. :P</p>