You want to get a representative picture of widely held values on your campus regarding alcohol and other drug use and ways to reduce problems. Go where students congregate, and talk to them at random. Prevention is a group activity. There are no Lone Rangers, so cast a wide net to recruit as many people and organizations as possible into your prevention group. Then look for potential allies in other areas, such as athletics, student activities and campus ministry.
Academic departments are an often overlooked source of prevention allies.
Many faculty members have an academic interest in alcohol and other drug issues and can use course work to support prevention efforts. Some likely disciplines are economics, sociology, psychology, marketing, and communication. Look through your course catalog to identify faculty members who may be potential allies. Students can be your most important prevention advocates. Many campus prevention projects are student-driven, with students both identifying the most important AOD issues on their campus and taking leadership roles in implementing prevention activities.