What are the parties at temple like?

Do a lot of people drink and smoke inside the dorms? Or are there a lot of house parties?

more likely house or off campus parties

Drinking is prohibited in dorms. If you are caught with alcohol on campus especially underage you can get serious trouble. People may tell you that they don’t do bag checks, but they check bags at random times especially at night. Many students that prefer to drink, will rather go off campus to greek life parties or off campus house parties.