Campus Safety Tips

Fundamentals:

• Freshmen should "respectfully decline" to have photo and personal information published for distribution to the campus community.
  
  
• Fraternities and upperclassmen have abused this type of publication to "target" naive freshmen.
  
  
• Study the campus and neighborhood with respect to routes between your residence and class/activities schedule. Know where emergency phones are located.
  
  
• Share your class/activities schedule with parents and a network of close friends, effectively creating a type of "buddy" system. Give network telephone numbers to your parents, advisors, and friends.
  
  
• Always travel in groups. Use a shuttle service after dark. Never walk alone at night. Avoid "shortcuts".
  
  
• Survey the campus, academic buildings, residence halls, and other facilities while classes are in session and after dark to see that buildings, walkways, quad-rangles, and parking lots are adequately secured, lit and patrolled. Are emergency phones, escorts, and shuttle services adequate?
  
  
• To gauge the social scene, drive down fraternity row on weekend nights and stroll through the student hangouts. Are people behaving responsibly, or does the situation seem reckless and potentially dangerous? Remember, alcohol and/or drug abuse is involved in about 90% of campus crime. Carefully evaluate off-campus student apartment complexes and fraternity houses if you plan to live off campus.