"I try to give kids the chance to behave themselves," he says.
The main thing, he stresses, is for students to respect each other and their proctors and to avoid the mindset of being in Animal House.
But DeGreeff will resort to Animal House measures if necessary.
"I've put rooming groups on double-secret probation," DeGreeff jokes.
When students do get caught, they should act responsibly and honestly, DeGreef says.
According to the "Drug Tome"--Lewis's affectionate name for the 22-page pamphlet the College issues to all undergraduates in September--simple alcohol offenses can result in any number of disciplinary responses, from an informal warning to a requirement to withdraw. The best way to avoid a stiff penalty, administrators say, is to be honest with authorities.
"It's students who try to resist the law who usually get the harsher punishments," says Selsby, who has six years of proctoring experience. "We expect them to tell the truth."
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