<p>I think that can be true about themed dorms. </p>
<p>My son was in a sub-free dorm and loved it. I guess it depends on the college, but the tales of former-abusers populating sub-free dorms seem a bit exaggerated to me. I wonder if it isn’t something embellished for parents by kids who are making an argument for living in social dorms, or else just that experience of a kid here and kid there who fits the description because it’s an interesting bit of drama. I also think parents repeat this because it’s a way to rationalize why their own kids don’t want to live in an alcohol free (or alcohol reduced) environment when the main reason is their kids just think it would be uncool to do so. But that’s just my take.</p>
<p>Anyway, my D lives in a themed dorm – the “honors dorm” – and it’s not identified as sub-free, but there isn’t much drinking in that dorm.</p>