Visitation Policies
1.06 Visitation Policy
The university defines visitor and guest as students or non-students who are not assigned to the specific residence hall. This includes visitors of the same gender. In traditional style halls, this also includes residents of the hall if they are visiting residents on an opposite gender wing (for example, a male Brown resident visiting a female Brown resident).
a. Visitation is permitted 24 hours Sunday through Saturday.
b. Paramount to the goals of a residential community is the right of the individual to privacy and the opportunity to sleep and study in one’s room. The right to privacy outweighs another’s right to visitor privileges. The hosting of a visitor must not interfere with the roommate’s use of the room. If the presence of a visitor is at any time an invasion of the roommate's privacy, the visitor must leave.
c. Roommates will agree on a roommate contract at the beginning of each semester which includes the visitation rules for that room. This roommate contract will be kept on file with the RHD of the building. Any violations of the roommate contract may result in disciplinary action. It is the responsibility of the residents to report any infractions of their roommate contract.
d. The right to privacy extends to the restroom facilities located on the hall. Men must use restrooms designated for males, and women must use restrooms designated for females. Common area restrooms are located on the first floor of each building. Under NO circumstance are visitors to utilize the showering or bathroom facilities of the opposite gender.
e. Each person assigned to a room may sign-in two visitors at a time. All visitors must sign-in at the front desk.
f. The visitor will be given a visitation pass for the specific room of the host. The visitor must keep this pass in their possession at all times and may not be removed from the building. There will be a $25 charge placed on the student’s account the guest is visiting for a lost visitor’s pass.
g. The visitor must remain in the presence of her/his host while they are checked-in. It is a violation of the visitation policy for the visitor to be unescorted by their host at any time.
h. Persons under 16 years of age have to be accompanied by a legal guardian and carry their visitation pass on their person at all times while in the residence hall.
i. Hosts are responsible for the actions of their visitors. It is the host’s responsibility to inform the visitor of residence hall and university policies.
2.06 Overnight Guests and Visitors
Valdosta State University does not allow students of the opposite gender to reside together, even as visitors. Overnight guests must be a relative or personal friend.
a. Residents may host their guest for a maximum of two consecutive nights, for a maximum of 16 nights per semester. The hosting resident will be responsible for the conduct of the guest at all times. Overnight Guests are subject to all residence hall and/or University regulations. Reminder: Overnight guests must be the same gender as their host.
b. Cohabitation is not allowed. Cohabitation is defined as any guest staying more than 20 consecutive hours.