Drury administrators found out about the off-campus party after the 18-year-old freshman from Camdenton was rushed to a hospital for alcohol poisoning. His blood alcohol was .395 percent, nearly five times the legal limit of .08 percent for drivers, according to Greene County Chief Deputy Jim Arnott. Nurses say he's lucky to be alive.

Administrators and law enforcement officers say they have a list of names of everyone whom deputies found at the party. While that may result in charges, it could also mean punishment on campus.

“We meet regularly with the presidents and chapter leadership, so we try very hard to educate students and make sure they understand what they can and can't do,” said Drury Director of Greek Life Andrea Battaglia.

Much of Battaglia's work focuses on safety and alcohol education, trying to make sure students know the rules.

"If there is a campus party, we make it very hard for students not to follow campus policy, and our policy clearly states, if you are of age, you are allowed to drink; if you're not, you're not allowed to drink,” said Battaglia.

So they're not surprised that underage students looking to drink went elsewhere. The Stone County Sheriff's Department says the students, most from two Drury fraternities, traveled from Springfield to private property in far northern Stone County south of Boaz (a community in Christian County near Clever).

Deputies crashed the party, citing four of 50 as minors in possession of alcohol, and taking the names of all in attendance. That report reached the prosecutor's desk on Tuesday afternoon. Stone County deputies say the property owner said the students who arranged to use his property assured him that no underage drinking would occur.

"Although you are part of a group, you are free to make your own decisions,” said Battaglia.

With accountability comes consequences -- ones that could result from Drury's investigation.

"Sanctions can range from fines and community service to removal of members of chapters,” said Battaglia. "I am disappointed. When given the opportunity to do the right thing, sometimes students still choose not to make good decisions."

The party was on Bid Day, when Drury students who want to join fraternities learn if they have been accepted. To try to prevent drinking by underage students, Drury officials tried to confine the Bid Day celebration this year to the campus quadrangle.

Drury hired 17 off-duty Springfield police officers to help prevent underage drinking. When officers arrived, however, students had left for off-campus parties.

The Greene County Sheriff's Department also sent on-duty deputies to monitor the Bid Day party but found out they had no one to monitor. Someone hung a banner near the quad that seemed to criticize Arnott for ruining the fraternities' fun.

Arnott got involved later when Christian County deputies were called about the need for the freshman to be hospitalized. Those deputies in turn asked for help from Stone County and Greene County deputies because of the location of the party and the involvement of Drury students.

Dean of Students Tijuana Julian says their investigation is ongoing, so they are not naming the fraternities involved. The Stone County prosecuting attorney says he'll examine deputies’ reports from the party in the coming days.