Dartmouth appears to have taken steps similarto Harvard's in enforcing the federal legislation.

"While the previous policy admonished studentsto be cognizant of state law," said Dan M. Nelson,dean of upperclass students, "[underage]possession of alcohol is now in violation" ofschool rules.

Though he acknowledges there have been "a fewviolations so far," Nelson said that the newschool rule does not mean that the university willstep up enforcement dramatically.

"We don't foresee an aggressive SWAT teamenforcement approach," Nelson said. "We're doingeverything the feds are asking of us."

While Nelson said that drinking regulations forsororities and fraternities have yet to bedecided, Cornell University plans restrictions onthe use of Greek funds for alcohol.

New "BYOB" policies, regulating the amount ofalcohol students may bring to fraternity parties,have been instituted at the University ofPennsylvania.

Officials at Cornell and Penn cited theliability of fraternities to lawsuits andalcohol-related accidents, not the federallegislation, as the impetus for their actions.

Howard C. Kramer, interim dean of students atCornell, said that the school already enforcesstate drinking laws, but will now increase itsregulation of fraternities as part of an"institutional sensitivity...to situations whereit looks as if the university is colluding withstudents to break the law."

Just Say No

Despite the varied reforms of alcohol rules,all administrators interviewed said their schoolswere distributing health information on drugs andalcohol abuse, as required by the federal rules.

"We make sure that [Boston University] studentsare notified...by raising awareness of the impactof alcohol and the effects of its use and abuse,"Randall said. "Clearly we're very strong in theenforcement area."

This information, Coffey said, "would carry amessage [at Princeton] that real emphasis would beplaced on the enforcement and implementation ofthese policies.