Valparaiso University
- Campus Strictness

Strictness

I believe that the strictness of the university has a lot to do on where you live. I am talking about the RA's in particular. I live in Brandt Hall and both of the RA's on my floor are awesome. They aren't super picky on all the rules but if something is getting out of hand they will step in and usually all it takes is them to say something and that the end of it. I have never heard of anyone on our floor getting wrote up for anything. I think if you show the RA's respect they will respect you back.

VUPD is awful

VUPD basically has a ploicy of ruining all the fun you would normally have at college. If you do not go to fraternity parties and spend the night there you have about a 25% chance of getting arrested. The RLC of Alumni is also terrible. He had a kid arrested, because he had drank a beer and went out to smoke a cigar (he thought it might have been weed).

Strict Overall. It's Not a State School.

Valpo is a private school and a dry campus. The party scene is very alive and well, but very contained and small. VUPD will stop people regularly. I've been to multiple state schools where students didn't make a second thought on carrying open alcohol containers in the streets, driving drunk, and sometimes even passing out shots in the football parking lot before the homecoming game. Not a chance in hell can you get away with that at Valpo. The dorms have fairly strict rules, but it mostly depends on your RA. I was never upset be Valpo's rules or policies outside of making my fraternity's risk managing a very serious concern lest we be arrested by campus police.