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3. The organisers of the party are personally responsible for the behaviour within the
College of every person who has attended the party, and should take sufficient steps
during the party to ensure that it is an entirely pleasant occasion for all participants.
In particular this implies that those who have obviously already had sufficient should no be
served further drinks. Every year there are instances of undergraduates dying as a result of
excessive consumption of alcohol, and neither the College nor the students would wish to
feel responsible for such an event.
4. At all places where drinks are served there shall be at least one member of College
staff who will be responsible for ensuring that the strength and mix of that which is
served would make it impossible for anyone to blame the organisers for serving
alcohol of a kind that would lead to unacceptable behaviour, and who will refuse to
serve anyone who in their opinion has already had too much to drink.
5. The following recommendations should help to keep the balance of the party.
(a) Make a cocktail mix fairly weak, especially in drinks where the alcohol content
is not obvious from the taste. Beer strength would be a good guideline (4%). In
many cases serving plain drinks (wine, beer) would be more sensible than
cocktails.
(b) For a short party (one to two hours) a suitable guideline to the amount of
alcohol provided should be equivalent to 4 glasses of wine per head; the same as
2-3 pints of beer. The upper limit for a long party would be twice this amount.
(c) Snack food must be provided to absorb some of the alcohol, such as crisps and
nuts, sandwich triangles, biscuits, sausages and the like.
(d) Non-alcoholic refreshments should be provided to help quench people’s thirst.
(e) There should be activities other than drinking. These will not only slow the
drinking down but also promote a party atmosphere. Possible activities are
music, dancing, karaoke, video of other club events, and so on.
6. Food and drink will either be provided at cost price by the College at the expense of
the organisers or may be brought in by the organisers, who will also be responsible
for paying the staff costs involved (as set out above in the case of cleaning staff).
7. Particular care should be taken when leaving the environs of the party, and when
escorting guests from College, to ensure that no offence is caused to other residents
of the College.
8. Once the party is over, and all guests have left, the organisers shall check all areas
occupied by the party, including adjacent public areas such as toilets and gardens, to
ensure that there is no mess or damage, so that there should be no occasion for a
complaint from the Assistant Staff.
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