<p>When you tour campuses if you can visit on a weekend use your senses. Look for empties, smell the bathrooms etc. </p>
<p>Sub free housing was a bit of consideration for mine but neither chose a sub free dorm. One chose freshman honors housing and that sort of self selected for less partying but it still goes on. The other is in regular frosh housing and there is no more or less partying that goes on around her than at most other college campuses in similar living situations. Both of my Ds are slow to warm up and reserved but neither reports any sort of trouble finding sober things to do or people to do them with.</p>
<p>Drinking happens on college campuses. The best way to circumvent the problem will be for your S to find like minded kids either in his sport or in other venues around campus. The opportunities are out there but have to be sought out sometimes.</p>