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Campus Strictness

Quick Stats

Students Are Most Likely to Get Caught...
  • Burning candles or incense in your room
  • Cooking in your room
  • Damaging furniture in the dorm or in your room
  • Drinking or doing drugs on campus out in the open
  • Letting a commuter live in your room
  • Letting a guy spend the night
  • Moving furniture from the lounges into your room
  • Parking your car illegally or leaving it on campus too long
  • Smoking cigarettes in your room

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Spelman’s history of numerous rules and regulations automatically feeds the perception of being strict, and this perception is reflected at least in part by reality. The stories students tell about those who got caught do not end with a slight slap on the wrist. Instead, it sounds in most cases as if students were placed on probation, escorted off campus, or introduced to the Atlanta Police Department. Some students believe that sneaking things like alcohol and weed on campus is easy, but even if it is, many agree it is not worth the consequences. Since Spelman is such a small school, when someone is caught breaking a rule, even a small one, it is a matter of hours before the whole campus knows and the story is blown out of proportion. Just the idea of being the subject of daily gossip is enough to keep most students from breaking the rules. RAs and RDs take their jobs very seriously, and if they smell incense or a candle, even an aromatherapy one, they will reprimand you. If furniture goes missing from the study hall, eventually someone will come looking for that lamp or sofa you thought went so well with your bedspread. Don’t even think about trying to sneak a man on campus. It is virtually impossible, as visitation is tightly monitored, and most dorms only have one way in and out outside of an emergency. It is best to just try to walk the straight line.

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Campus Strictness at Spelman College

mmichae11

Psychology '11

4.6
A

Spelman College Believes in Keeping Their Students Safe.

The police force are called Public Safety at Spelman College. They ID everyone that enters the campus and no males are allowed on campus after 11pm. Public Safety does safety checks around campus, building to building.

Apr 26, 2012

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Campus Strictness at Spelman College

ceas2014

International Studies '14

3.8
B+

Drugs and Alcohol

Spelman is a dry campus. If you want to drink or get high do it off campus. If caught it could lead to you losing your on campus housing.

Jan 16, 2012

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Campus Strictness at Spelman College

Oliveewe

Psychology '14

4.6
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Pretty Forgiving

People rarely get into "trouble" with the college. First-time offenders usually land in one of the deans' offices and get a slap on the wrist. They are more strict when it comes to things like, men on campus after a certain time(especially not in the dorms). Visitation hours are enforced by the dormitories but not strictly. There is a dress code but it is not strict and is rarely enforced.

Oct 26, 2011

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User rating for Spelman College - Campus Strictness is 4.6 out of 5 based on 21 user reviews.

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Facts

Did You Know? Spelman College is a dry campus and this is a rule that is strictly enforced. If students are found intoxicated while on campus they can face possible arrest as well as a hearing.

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Name
Candace Wheeler
Hometown
Stone Mountain, GA
Major
Sociology

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