Zeta Phi Beta warns students about the dangers of excessive drinking and a "rockstar lifestyle" in college. Statistics show that 25% of college students report academic consequences from drinking, including missing class or doing poorly on exams. Additionally, 599,000 students ages 18-24 are unintentionally injured while under the influence of alcohol each year. The document also provides statistics on alcohol-related police encounters, assaults, sexual abuse cases, and deaths among college students.
2. Scenario: Academics
• After a long night of drinking and hanging out
with your friends at the bars you have to wake
up for class the next morning reeking of
alcohol. You can barley keep your eyes open
because of the pounding headache you have
from the events of the night before.
3. Alcohol and Academics Statistics
• “About of college students report
academic consequences of their drinking
including missing class, falling behind, doing
poorly on exams or papers, and receiving
lower grades overall.”
25%
4. Injury Statistics
• “ students between the ages of 18
and 24 are unintentionally injured under the
influence of alcohol.”
599,000
5. Scenario: Police Involvement
• You and your friend's are coming home from a
party and all of you have been drinking. You
don’t notice the police officer trailing you or
the fact that your driving isn't up to par.
6. Police Involvement Statistics
• About of four year college students are
involved with the police or campus security as
a result of their drinking.
• students between the ages of 18 and
24 are arrested for an alcohol related violation
such as public drunkenness or driving under
the influence.
5%
110,000
10. Alcoholism
• Consumption of alcoholic beverages is
excessive and impairs health, social, and
occupational functioning.
• A psychological or physiological dependents
on alcohol.
14. Assault Statistics
• students between the ages of 18 and
24 are assaulted by another student who has
been drinking.
696,000
15. Sexual Abuse
• students between the ages of 18 and
24 are victims of alcohol related sexual assault
or date rape.
97,000
16. Death Statistics
• college students between the ages of 18
and 24 die from alcohol related unintentional
injuries, including motor vehicle crashes.
1,825