Greek members and student athletes are involved in drug and alcohol use more than college students who are not part of Greek life or athletes. As peer pressure and exposure shown in the surrounding environment have an impact on their drug and alcohol use. Most students like to go to college to get new opportunities to experience college life and experience different things. The United States has over 7,000 institutions of higher education and over 15 million students (Brain Track, 2013). Drug and alcohol use is nothing new in college life. Experimenting with drugs and alcohol comes with consequences. Alcohol and drug violations simply mean that students are not complying with policies implemented by colleges. Approximately 110,000 college students have been arrested for alcohol-related violations, such as public drunkenness or drunk driving (College Drinking, 2013). Gallaudet University has 276 drug violations and 5 arrests while alcohol violations were 213 with 0 arrests. Greek organizations and athletes are more likely to drink and do drugs more often. Literature Review There are various factors that have an effect on drug use: parenting styles, drug availability, emotional reasons, athletic involvement, and the Greek system (Brousseau & Baron, 2008). College students use drugs (including alcohol) for several reasons. A study was conducted on Seattle University students to determine drug exposure. There were a total of 218 students who participated in the study with a 21 question survey. In the survey, it asked whether students had ever drunk or used drugs at Seattle University at different times, and one of the final questions was whether students knew and other students... middle of paper... .au, K and Baron, M. (2008). Exposure to drug use among Seattle college students. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 13(3), 119-127.Pedrelli, P., Bitran, S., Shyu, I., Baer, ​​L., Guidi, J., Tucker, D., Vitali, M. , Zisook, S., Farabaugh, A., & Fava, M. (2010). Compulsive alcohol use and other high-risk behaviors among college students. The American Journal on Addictions, Turrisi, R., Mallett, K., & Mastroleo, N. (2006). Heavy drinking in college students: Who is at risk and what is being done about it? The Journal of General Psychology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (2013). Drinking in college: A snapshot of the annual consequences of high-risk college drinking. Retrieved from website: http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/StatsSummaries/snapshot.aspxUs colleges and universities. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.braintrack.com/us-colleges