For special events, a place may be designated as one where the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages by those of legal drinking age is permitted. However, such occasions must be registered, approved, and advertised five days in advance as an event at which alcohol may be consumed. Sponsoring organizations may arrange for the provision in two ways.

1. They may register the event as "B.Y.O.B" ("bring your own bottle").
   
   
2. With the authorization of the Dean of Students or the Dean's designee, they may arrange for licensed vendors to sell distilled spirits and wine. (Beer is generally excluded because statutes prohibit the sale of beer within certain distances of buildings whose purpose is considered educational in nature.)

Event Management

1. Events at which alcohol will be available must be registered and arrangements approved by the Special Events Registration Committee at least four weeks in advance of the event.
   
   
2. Organizers of events at which alcohol will be available must attend Party Management Training coordinated by the Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention prior to the event.
   
   
3. Fraternity and sorority events must be registered with the Office of Greek Life, and must comply with the alcohol policies of the pertinent Greek governing body as well as university policies.
   
   
4. Security must be provided at all events at which alcohol will be consumed. Security arrangements for an event must be reviewed and approved by the Special Event Registration Committee in advance of the event.
   
   
5. Undergraduate groups, individuals, students, faculty, and staff may not serve alcoholic beverages to undergraduate students, except by special authorization from the Dean of Students or the Dean's designee.
   
   
6. The sale of alcoholic beverages by individuals or student groups is prohibited. This prohibition includes the sale of tickets that can be traded for alcoholic beverages, or the sale of t-shirts required for entry into an event where alcohol is distributed, or any scheme masking the distribution of alcohol. (See "Events that Include the Sales of Alcohol," below.)
   
   
7. Any time alcoholic beverages are served or permitted, alternative beverages and food must also be provided during the entire period that alcoholic beverages are available. Students organizing the event are responsible for providing nonalcoholic beverages and food.
   
   
8. Individuals who wish to invite guests to a gathering in their apartments, suites, or lodges must have authorization from the Assistant Director or the AD's designee for the residential area. The registration form must be submitted 72 hours in advance of the event: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd/main/partyregistration.pdf. For the event to be authorized for B.Y.O.B., a majority of the hosts must be of legal age to drink alcoholic beverages.
   
   
9. The use of common containers of alcoholic beverages such as kegs, pony kegs, party pigs, punch bowls, or party balls by undergraduates, the use of pure grain alcohol, the use of devices such as funnels and beer bongs designed for the rapid consumption of alcohol, and drinking games are prohibited on campus and at any event sponsored by a student organization or hosted by a student or students off campus.
   
   
10. Officers of an organization or a residence hall or individuals hosting an event are responsible for ensuring compliance with university policies and state and local law. Both organizations and individuals are subject to disciplinary sanction by the university and prosecution by the state of Tennessee and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville Davidson County.

B.Y.O.B Events

1. Undergraduate students who have reached the age designated by the state Tennesssee (twenty-one years of age) for the legal consumption of alcoholic beverages may possess and consume alcoholic beverages at events registered and approved for consumption on a "bring-your-own" basis. B.Y.O.B. practices contemplate that an individual student of drinking age may share alcoholic beverages with a date or a companion who is also of legal drinking age. However, any subterfuge or device to evade the spirit of the university policy prohibiting the use of common containers or the provision of alcoholic beverages at undergraduate functions will subject both students and organizations to disciplinary action.
   
   
2. Policies of the student centers prohibit B.Y.O.B. events. (See below for alternative arrangements.)

Events that Includes Sales of Alcohol

1. Arrangements must be made for a third-party vender to sell alcohol.
   
   
2. Staff of the student centers will assist student organizers of events in obtaining third-party vendors.
   
   
3. The arrangements with the vendor must be reviewed by the Special Event Registration Committee, and approved by the Dean of Students or the Dean's designee. Only the Dean of Students or the Dean's designee may sign a contract with a vendor for the sale of alcohol.
   
   
4. Student organizations or other event sponsors are prohibited from obtaining alcohol for resale by the vendor.
   
   
5. Student organizations or other event sponsors are prohibited from receiving proceeds from the sale of alcohol.