Walk into Humbert Hall on a Friday or Saturday night and you'll hear a crowd of restless DePauw freshmen.
Unable to set foot on greek property, freshmen are starting to make South Quad their party scene. And often the party spills into the dorms.
Case in point: last weekend.
Late Saturday night, DePauw's Public Safety office was called to deal with students after a student used a chair to damage a window on Humbert's first floor.
Cox said "It is too premature to conclude" what led to the broken window.
The estimated cost in damages is $70, according to Cox.
DePauw police also arrested freshman John Etzel for underage drinking.
"The problem stems from the fact that freshmen aren't allowed on greek property," said one Humbert resident. "So, they party around the dorms, and it's something that can easily get out of hand because no one is in control."
When the University decided to delay greek affiliation to second semester, the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils responded by closing the greek houses to freshmen for the entire first semester, save for a few sanctioned gatherings.
"If the greek property were open to us, I think there would be less drinking," said freshmen Liz Walker.
"When you go around the dorms people are just standing around drinking in the halls, but I don't consider that much of a party," said freshman Natalie Seibert.
Helping to maintain order in the dormitories are the resident assistants, who say they've been busy documenting cases of freshmen caught consuming alcohol.
"I had to write up several freshmen because they were in the middle of the hall drinking," said sophomore Ben Hardaway, a resident assistant for Humbert.
One student described an intoxicated student in front of Humbert.
"I saw a freshman fall [on the sidewalk] flat on his face," said sophomore Kristin Mehl, a resident assistant on Humbert 3. She said when she went to assist him, other freshmen were helping him up, and while they claimed he tripped it was clear to Mehl that he was drunk.
Both Mehl and Hardaway said that it is difficult to deal with large groups of freshmen, especially if they are from other dorms.
"When the parties get broken up at Longden or BR [Bishop Roberts], they all come over here," Mehl said. "Then our residents have to deal with drunk people hanging around their doors."
But "drunk people" is not what Joe Harvey, a residence life coordinator, wants to see.
"When there's nothing to do, I know it's tough on them," Harvey said. "What we're trying to do is give freshmen something to do over the weekend nights."
Freshmen, however, say the University isn't providing many options.
"We want something to do," said Walker, "not to just go listen to a speaker."
"[The social scene] is so lame that people are drinking all week," said freshman Casey Trela. "We pay enough money to go here - you would think they'd provide more entertainment."
Trela said he enjoyed the first weeks at DePauw because the University had brought in bands and hosted dances but would like the school to provide more leisure options.
Freshmen are finding those options, but not at DePauw.
"I've been to Wabash once and it was so nice to go to parties," said Seibert. Walker said she knows of many freshmen who go to other schools on the weekend, including Wabash College, Indiana University and Purdue University.