A good way to both build a campus alliance and collect specific information about problems is through conversations, on campus and in the surrounding community. Talk to lots of people, not just those in charge. 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.