Williams College
- Campus Strictness

Very Lax

You have to be pretty stupid to get caught doing anything that will get you in serious trouble at Williams. If you're at a big party that has not been registered with the college and security finds it, you'll just have to give up your alcohol and leave. Otherwise, as long as noise levels don't get too crazy, anybody can drink pretty much anywhere (though penalties for open containers outside of buildings are severe). Nobody has a problem with smoking marijuana...as long as you don't do it inside, Williams Security hardly even cares since it's decriminalized in Massachusetts. If you get so drunk or high that you do something that endangers yourself or another student, you'll have to take "Drink Smart" classes. But these are easy to complete and there aren't any punishments that go along with the classes.

If You Force Their Hand, They Will Respond

The school realizes that you are at college and that you (for the most part) will act like an adult, so they rarely step in and keep their hands off. Only when your actions can affect the safety and well-being of the other students will they step in an take action.

Alcohol Moderate, Drugs Severe

Alcohol policies are okay. One gets two warnings, with lectures about alcohol use. Illegal drugs, obviously, are a different story.