I realize that the rules in my sorority house probably seemed stupid to some people--especially the "no guys upstairs" rule--but I really liked it. It was really nice to be able to walk to and from the bathroom in your robe and not worry about some strange dude running down the hallway. The house was also a
lot quieter than the dorm, too, if you get my drift.
My parents loved the fact that I lived there, too, because they knew our house mom was very vigilant about rules being followed and whatnot.
Now, the dorms on the other hand...I lived in all-girl dorms my first two years at school, and their rules were a lot stricter than the coed dorms. Oh, sure, the coed dorms had "rules" about signing in guests and no overnight guests and whatever, but nobody really cared. I'm glad I never lived in one of those, though, because no matter what the bathrooms were always filthy--even on the girls' floors. I liked my all-girl dorms' spotlessly clean bathrooms just fine.
I guess the bottom line is, yes, college students might be technically adults, but there's nothing wrong with having to live with rules. There are rules in every other part of life, and we just have to deal with it and go on. I'm not saying I didn't bend the rules a time or two, but for the most part I liked knowing that just any random person wouldn't be wandering around outside my door. Besides, there usually isn't any shortage of places around campus to do what your dorm won't allow you to do (drink, be someone's overnight guest, whatever).