A growing number of students on college campuses are taking their lives into their own hands whenever they consume large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. This popular method of drinking, called binge eating, is a social stigma passed down from past generations. Students consider binge drinking a recreational lifestyle that is reinforced by alcoholic beverage "hangouts" located near college campuses. Fraternities and sororities are known for their wild parties. The peer pressure initiations of these elite groups of students are geared towards binge drinking. Students don't realize that the enjoyment they perceive during these binges leads to alcohol addiction, serious health problems, and ultimately death. For these reasons, college campuses should aim for an alcohol-free campus. Students attend college to learn, however, mental capacity and ability to learn are inhibited by excessive alcohol consumption. High doses of alcohol damage the hippocampus and areas of the prefrontal cortex of the brain that are still developing in college-age students. The hippocampus is the area of ​​the brain used for learning and memory. In one study, Dr. Michael De Bellis of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center used magnetic resonance imaging to compare the brains of 14- to 21-year-olds who abused alcohol with the brains of those who did not. . The longer a person had secretion problems, the smaller their hippocampus was - by about 10%." F...