What are the circumstances in which an underage student who isn't drinking can get in trouble for being around alcohol? as long as you aren't drinking, you can't get in any trouble being at a party with alcohol in a residence hall or other place where it's against school policy to have alcohol being by yourself at a school function with trained servers serving drinks to people of legal drinking age being with underage friends who are drinking at a school function with trained servers serving drinks to people of legal drinking age