The following regulations will govern all events sponsored by any Davidson College registered or chartered organization on or off campus. All student organizations are expected to follow local, state, and federal laws. Service of alcohol at any event will use these guidelines as a minimum standard and organizations may also be governed by regulations from other bodies to which the organization is accountable, including but not limited to the NCAA, the Activities Tax Council, Inter/national Fraternities, and other national umbrella organizations.

Davidson College requires that all student organizations that serve alcohol comply with college policies and guidelines regarding liability insurance, which includes coverage relating to the use, sale, possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The college will determine the minimum amount of liability coverage organizations need.

Students or members of the community who observe a medical or other emergency are obligated to call for help. The college community values the obligation we have to help one another even when that individual or a group may have contributed to the situation. As such "Good Samaritans" who place calls for help will benefit from consideration of this aid as a mitigating circumstance when sanctions are imposed on an individual or student organization.

1. For the purposes of this section, Davidson College defines a "party with alcohol" as any activity, either open or closed, registered or spontaneous, at which alcohol is present. Any requests for exemptions or waivers of this policy must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Students or his/her designee.
2. All events at which alcohol will be present must be registered except as specified below in 3.b. Patterson Court parties with alcohol must be registered in the Patterson Court Office by noon two business days prior to parties Sunday through Thursday, and by Tuesday at 5:00 pm for parties on the weekend.
3. Events which do not need to be registered include:
a) Any completely alcohol-free event;
b) Spontaneous events, called "gatherings." For these events there may be no advertising (including, but not limited to posters, signs, facebook, and/or social calendar, and e-mail communication);
     o All alcohol must be BYO;
     o There must be less than 30 people;
        Alcohol limits for registered BYO events are in proportion to the number of 21 year olds at    the event. The limit per 21-year-old is (6) 12-ounce beers, or one (1) pint of liquor, or 750 ml unfortified wine or champagne, which will be checked in at the bar; grain alcohol and bulk containers (including but not limited to kegs, punch bowls, Jell-O, pony kegs, beer balls, funnels, coolers, or trash cans) are expressly forbidden.
   o If any of the above circumstances are broken, the spontaneous gathering will be considered an unregistered party and the hosting organization is liable and will be referred to the Patterson Court Judiciary Board.
4. Organizations will be held responsible for the behavior of their members, be they current students, alumni, or guests, when their actions evolve from or are in any way related to their association with or activities of the organization. Organizations that condone or encourage behavior that violates college or state regulations may be given joint responsibilities for such violations. The organization is expected to maintain and secure appropriate standards on the part of its members and guests. As elected leaders, the organization's officers are responsible for ensuring appropriate conduct of all present at the function and are responsible for any incidents or events that occur directly or indirectly as a result of the event. The sponsoring organization(s) will be responsible for supplying risk management staff appropriate to attendance at the party. These staff must not consume alcoholic beverages during or at least five (5) hours prior to working the event. Specific guidelines for each position are available from the Patterson Court Office.
a. For a party where 80+ individuals are present:
      i. One Head Risk Manager and One second Risk Manager.
     ii. One Entrance Monitor for each point of entry into the event.
    iii. One IDer to control access to the designated serving area.
    iv. One Bartender.
     v. One Police Officer scheduled by the Patterson Court Office and Campus Police    (MINIMUM  FOUR HOURS).
b. For a party with attendance where between 60-80 individuals are present:
     i. One Head Risk Manager.
    ii. One Second Risk Manager who will also act as the IDer to control access to the designated serving area.
   iii. One Entrance Monitor for each point of entry to the event.
   iv. One Bartender.
c. For a party with attendance where between 30-60 individuals are present:
    i. One Head Risk Manager who will also act as the entrance monitor, until the party has accumulated the total number of guests registered on the registration form.
   ii. One Second Risk Manager who will also act as the IDer to control access to the designated serving area and as the bartender.
d. For a party with attendance where below thirty (30) individuals are present:
    i. One Head Risk Manager who will assume all other roles including: entrance monitor, IDer, and bartender.
e. For a members only or closed event all student risk management coverage applies based on the number expected to attend; however it is not necessary to obtain a Campus Police Officer to work the event.
5. At every social event where alcohol is to be served, students shall be required to show a Davidson College student ID to the host organization's IDer. The ID should be checked to see if the student has a "21+" engraving on the front of the Cat Card. If the student has a 21+ engraving, a wristband is issued to that student. Non-Davidson College students will need to have two (1) forms of ID and have a Davidson student vouch for him/her as his/her personal guest.
a. All Davidson students must have a valid Cat Card in order to be admitted to an open Patterson Court event.
b. Wristbands are non-transferable from one event to another. Students must show ID and receive a new different colored wristband from each event they attend.
6. Attendance at any event is conditional upon behavior. A police officer or other College official may remove anyone who is disruptive. The privilege to attend court events may be revoked by the Dean of Students Office for anyone who has been shown to be a repeated problem at events. This period will be set for an appropriate length of time in a specific case. Groups and individuals are both subject to such a review.
7. Beer (but not malt liquor) and unfortified wine are the only alcoholic substances permitted in or around Patterson Court houses for all parties that are not BYO events. At no event may alcohol be provided from common containers, including but not limited to kegs, punch bowls, Jell-O, pony kegs, beer balls, funnels, coolers, or trash cans.
8. Alcoholic beverages will be served only in one designated area that will be entered only by persons 21 years of age and older. The designated area must be an area or a room clearly separated from the social function.
a) To enter the designated service area, an individual must be wearing a wristband identifying him or her as 21 years of age or older.
b) Presidents and social chairs of the host organization(s) and risk management staff who are under 21 years of age may enter the designated service provided they are fulfilling official duties, they do not consume alcoholic beverages, and they do not remove any alcoholic beverages from the service area.
9. No one leaving the designated service area may have more than one container of alcohol; Beer may not exceed 12 ounces, Champagne or wine 5 ounces in capacity.
10. A Bartender who has been TIPS trained (Training for Intervention Procedures) and attended a class on risk management procedures must staff the bar. Bartenders are required to follow the state law with regard to the serving of intoxicated drinkers.
11. A supply of food and non-alcoholic beverages sufficient to last the entire event must be provided in the common areas as well as in the designated service area. It is the host organization's responsibility to maintain this supply.
12. No organization may schedule, advertise, plan, or allow drinking games or contests.
13. Each organization shall maintain a standard operating procedure for safe transportation for any off-campus event. Further, each organization shall work in conjunction with the Safe Rides Van to ensure that safe transportation is available to all guests of any event.
14. No organization may advertise an event with reference or inference to alcohol, nor shall this advertisement be demeaning to any group or individual. Advertisement includes but is not limited to flyers, posters, sidewalk chalk and t-shirts.
15. Weekday parties must end the service of alcohol by 12:00 midnight and no alcoholic beverages may be in possession after 1:00 a.m. in or around the house. A weekend party must end the service of alcohol by 1:30 a.m. and no alcohol may be in possession after 2:30 a.m. in or around the house.
a) A Risk Manager must remain throughout the hour designated on the registration form for a party with alcohol unless it is determined that the party with alcohol cannot safely continue, at which point the party will be closed.
b) Risk Managers must be on duty until the event is closed; Bartenders and ID Checkers must be on duty while alcohol is present.
c) Students may remain and socialize and have music as long as the Risk Manager chooses to remain on duty.
16. Patterson Court is limited to two weekday registered parties per week to be coordinated through Patterson Court Council and the Patterson Court Adviser. If an organization(s) wishes to sponsor a party with the College Union at any agreed upon location(s), such co-sponsored parties will not count for the weekday party with alcohol limit. In these cases, the Union will monitor the alcohol policy.
17. Alcohol Quantity Limit Guidelines:
a) Organization Supplied Event. At no party with alcohol shall there be more than 25 cases of beer (12 oz cans) or equivalent amount of champagne/wine;
b) Once each semester a given organization may petition the Patterson Court Advisor for an exception from the 25 case rule to as high as 35 cases at a specific party which is anticipated to be a larger event. Consideration of approval will be based upon arrangements for additional risk management staffing and/or procedures. Petitions are due to the Patterson Court Advisor at least five (5) business days prior to the event. Those organizations seeking to request additional cases of beer must submit, in writing, their petition to the Patterson Court Advisor. This petition should include the organization's rationale for an exception to the 25 case rule. All petitions for exception are referred to and must be approved by the Dean of Students with the recommendation of the Patterson Court Advisor.
Alcohol limits for registered BYO events are in proportion to the number of 21 year olds at the event. The limit per 21-year-old is (6) 12-ounce beers, or one (1) pint of liquor, or 750 ml unfortified wine or champagne, which will be checked in at the bar; grain alcohol and bulk containers (including but not limited to kegs, punch bowls, Jell-O, pony kegs, beer balls, funnels, coolers, or trash cans) are expressly forbidden.
c) Glass containers of beer, champagne and wine shall not be allowed on Patterson Court except for at spontaneous gatherings where all glass must remain inside the house or on the porch. At non-spontaneous gatherings, glass bottles of champagne must remain behind the bar, under the control of the primary bartender. Organizations will be held responsible for cleaning up broken glass on their plot of land. If after notification, organizations have still not cleaned up glass surrounding their house, the organization will be held accountable to pay a fine as determined by the Patterson Court Office and Physical Plant. *Note: All glass containers must be recycled.
d) All alcohol is to be served in disposable cups and may not be served in cans or bottles. In order to provide an increased level of security against the unwanted inclusion of foreign substances into drinks (e.g. "date rape drugs"), sponsoring organizations must make available to those requesting them tops for the cups.