Policies

Rules for Student Events with Alcohol

Hendrix College, Facilities and Campus Use
Policy # 06007
Effective: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Purpose

This is a list of rules for student events with alcohol.

Additional Authority
Scope
Responsible Party

1. Statement

  1. Student Events are events sponsored or organized by a registered student organization or an official Hendrix office or department and the primary guests at the event are current Hendrix students.
  2. Campus social events with students are alcohol-free unless otherwise designated.
  3. A Hendrix faculty or staff member must be designated as the event host and present for the event. The host and the sponsoring student organization will then complete an Alcohol Approval Form and submit it to the Dean of Students in addition to the Director of Public Safety. The host must be informed and support the applicant prior to the form’s submission.
  4. All advertising related to events with alcohol must be approved by the Dean of Students, Committee or Counsel Advisor, or their designee as to content and form.
  5. Signs clearly stating Arkansas state law pertaining to the legal age for alcohol consumption must be conspicuously displayed at the event. The Public Safety Office can provide signs upon request.
  6. Only one alcoholic beverage at a time may be served to individuals attending the event. The total number of drinks per event per individual will be determined by the Dean of Students, depending on the length of the event, types of drinks served, and other relevant circumstances.
  7. Guests showing signs of intoxication may be denied alcohol service.
  8. Alcoholic beverages will only be served to persons 21 years of age or older who have proper identification.
    1. Students over the age of 21 must receive 21+ wristbands. The event host is responsible for the cost of the wristbands.
    2. A non-transferrable method must be used to indicate when a student receives a drink such as handstamp or hole punch on the wristband.
    3. 21+ wristbands may be handed no more than one week prior to the event through the event host’s committee partnerships with Student Activities and/or Residential Life. A professional staff member must be present to verify an age identification document.
    4. Guest 21+ Wristbands may only be handed out during the event, specifically one hour prior to and the first hour of the event. All guests must be registered with a responsible Hendrix resident representative. No guest registration will be granted after the first hour of the event.

Revisions

Date Change
2/19/2025