Cornell suspends fraternity parties as sexual assault investigation and lawsuits proceed

In a lawsuit filed in September, awoman alleged that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members after attending a party in 2024.

Cornell University has suspended all fraternity social events for the academic year following outcry over an alleged gang rape at a Chi Phi fraternity hous Read More: https://punchng.com/cornell-varsity-suspends-frat-parties-after-alleged-gang-rape/

The measures announced by Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff include a suspension of all parties and social events at Interfraternity Council houses through the end of the 2026-27 academic year and a new "zero tolerance" policy for violations

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff banned on-campus fraternity parties for the remainder of the 2026-27 academic year, saying the school will have time to decide “whether and how” its fraternities can “safely” continue in the wake of an alleged gang rape rocking the university. A woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit in mid-September […]

Cornell University says all parties and social events at fraternity houses are suspended for the rest of year following allegations of a gang rape on campus.

Cornell’s fraternity houses are barred from hosting parties and social events for the remainder of the school year, the university’s president said.

The ban on parties at frat houses affiliated with the Ivy League college will be in place until the end of the academic year, Cornell announced on Tuesday.

The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by a woman known as Jane Doe.

Roughly one-third of Cornell students are part of Greek life.

University to give New York State Police a role investigating sex crimes on campus, officials say

‘It is clear that women on our campus continue to question whether they are safe,’ the university president said in a statement

Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year and will give the New York State Police a role in investigating sex crimes on campus, university officials announced Tuesday, amid mounting outrage over its handling of allegations that a female student was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024.

Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year

NEW YORK — Cornell University has suspended fraternity social events for the academic year, its president said Tuesday, a response to outcry over an alleged gang rape at one of the all-male social clubs. "All parties and social events in Interfraternity Council (IFC) houses at Cornell will be suspended for the remainder of the 2026-2027 academic year," Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said in a statement. "These measures will provide time for a thorough review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how it can safely continue."

The expansive changes to campus life come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house.

The expansive changes to campus life come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house.