<p>anyone have any thoughts on substance free dorms? positives/negatives? i might sign up for one next year. thanks.</p>
<p>Really depends on the school - ask aroudn in the individual forums</p>
<p>At my school it is for people who arent big on drinking/partying, etc. to be with likeminded people.</p>
<p>most people in sub-free dorms are recluses, oddballs, freaks or nerds. most also lack social lives.</p>
<p>you're missing out on the college experience if you live in a sub-free dorm. get over yourself and live in a regular dorm.</p>
<p>One of my friends was telling me where she's going they have weekly (or maybe it's monthly, I'm not quite sure) meetings about being substance free in those dorms. Granted, not all of them will be like that everywhere, just something to check. Personally, I wouldn't have the time nor would I necessarily want to go to talk about being drug free.</p>
<p>I live on the substance-free floor in my dorm, and I love it. It's generally quieter than most floors, and, like Dima said, you have a better chance of being paired/grouped with more compatible roommates. We never have "wellness meetings" or anything like that, although we do have some cool programs like trips to baseball games and floor-wide dinners. None of them are mandatory, though. The only thing is, I'd say about 20-25% of the kids living on the wellness floor aren't actually as "well" as you might expect. Most of these "rebels" were forced into signing up for wellness housing by their parents.</p>
<p>one question....if you're on a substance free dorm does it apply to you or just to the floor? would you be able to go to parties that weren't substance free</p>
<p>At Duke, substance free means you sign a contract not to use alcohol/drugs/tobacco at any time, either in the dorm or otherwise. I don't know if this is true everywhere.</p>
<p>At most schools, a sub-free floor means that you don't bring substances into your room. Obviously the university doesn't condone underage drinking but it isn't a part of the sub-free housing contract usually.</p>
<p>wait - so if you are in a sub free dorm but drink at a party you could still be penalized?</p>
<p>you could get into trouble for it.</p>
<p>thus, substance free dorms are gay. just go for the normal college experience.</p>
<p>The description says students are expected to refrain from the use of alcohol/drugs/tobacco for "holistic well being" and to "establish personal goals for wellness." There are various programs that people can participate in regarding overall health, so it seems very serious and not just limited to restricting alcohol use in the dorm.</p>
<p>With that said, I have heard that some people living in sub-free get away with doing drugs/alcohol, even inside the dorm. It probably isn't so strict in reality.</p>
<p>Why be in a substance free dorm if you plan to drink or do drugs anyway? Not only is that hypocritical but it's unfair to everyone else in the dorm who truely doesn't want to be around that kinda stuff. And it's unfair to those who might not get into that dorm because you are.</p>
<p>Moral of the story. Don't request it if you plan on doing drugs anyway. That's stupid.</p>
<p>Yeah, here you pledge to remain substance-free at all times during the school year.</p>
<p>At Dartmouth, you just cant have/use illegal substances IN the dorm. You can still go out and party, but you come home to a quieter, vomit-free dorm at 2 a.m.</p>
<p>At Wake, I believe that you sign that you wont come bring alcohol/illegal substances into the room and that you also wont come back to the room after having consumed alcohol.</p>