Law School Alcohol Policy

advertising
Whether or not an event is subject to the alcohol policy, any student or student organization wishing to openly advertise an alcohol-serviced event must seek pre-approval of the advertising. In reviewing the proposed advertising, the AOC will seek to ensure that an event's primary focus is not alcohol consumption and that irresponsible drinking behavior is not encouraged.

No alcohol-related event, including private gatherings, may be openly advertised within the Law School if alcohol at the event is being dispensed or served by an unlicensed provider.

time limits
With respect to those events held at any location other than one of the six licensed facilities, alcohol service may not begin earlier than one hour prior to food service and must not exceed four hours.

hosts
There must be at least two certified alcohol hosts at an approved event where alcohol will be served. For events exceeding 50 people, 1 additional host is required for every 50 people in attendance. For example, 4 hosts are required for an event with anticipated attendance of 150 people.

Once certified, alcohol host certification is valid for the duration of a student's Law School career. 

frequency of events
No student organization may sponsor more than one alcohol-related event in any one calendar week.

Funding
University funds may not be used directly or indirectly for the purchase of alcoholic beverages. Funds raised by law student organizations may be used to defray the cost of hosting events where alcoholic beverages are served.

For any given academic year, no student organization may receive funding from the Law School unless at least two of the organization's members become certified alcohol hosts by October 15 of the academic year in which funding is requested by the student organization. Though such a requirement may sound counterintuitive, given that University funds may not be used to purchase alcohol, this requirement serves the more general goal of ensuring that student organizations are apprised of the Law School's alcohol policy.

advance drink ticket sales
Advance drink ticket sales are allowed for off campus events only. A student organization may sell, in advance of an event, tickets which would allow the purchaser to consume alcoholic beverages at the event. All such events require approval of the Law School AOC.

The following additional conditions attach:

1. Written evidence of a vendor/caterer licensed to serve alcohol at the event must be supplied, and the vendor must, in writing, acknowledge that it is aware of the funding arrangement.
2. Drink tickets must be sold separately from admission tickets.
3. All monies raised through the sale of drink tickets must be documented and accounted for separately by the student organization.
4. No student organization may make a profit from the sale of drink tickets. Stated differently, all monies raised by the sale of such tickets must be provided to the vendor/caterer.
5. The host student organization must submit a completed "Advance Ticket Sales Worksheet" (available in the Office of Student Affairs) to the AOC at least five full business days prior to the event.
6. If the ratio of drink tickets sold over the number of attendees exceeds three, the sponsoring organization will be required to provide additional certified alcohol hosts. The number of additional hosts required will depend on the amount by which the ratio exceeds three. For example, if the ratio is between three and four, one additional host is required. If the ratio is between four and five, two additional hosts are required, etc.