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Cornell University is an Ivy League school in the United States, and the fraternity is an all-male social club that has always been controversial for drinking, partying and dangerous initiation rituals.
"Chi Phi" fraternity house at Cornell University in the United States. The school is facing a resumption of investigation due to its involvement in sexual assault accusations and controversy over its handling. (AFP)
A major campus sexual assault scandal broke out at Cornell University, an Ivy League school in the United States. The school announced on Tuesday that it would ban all parties held at fraternity houses.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, last month, a woman with the pseudonym "Jane Doe" filed a lawsuit, accusing herself of being drugged and sexually assaulted by several men at a party at a fraternity house at Cornell University in 2024. Afterwards, the school authorities were indifferent and the prosecutor did not file a case, which resulted in her suspension of school due to severe physical and mental injuries.
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Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff issued a statement on Tuesday announcing a series of measures in response to the suspected sexual assault case, including a complete end to fraternity parties for the remainder of the academic year. The suspension of parties and social events will apply to Interfraternity Council clubs on campus. According to the council's website, there are currently 34 fraternity houses at Cornell University.
The school said anyone who violates the new fraternity party policy will be suspended. "These measures will buy time for a comprehensive review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how fraternities can safely survive," Kotlikoff said.
Fraternities have existed on college campuses in the United States for decades and are all-male social clubs for students to live, study and socialize together. Over the years, such groups have gained notoriety for their drunken orgies, partying and dangerous bullying initiation rituals.
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Cornell University to conduct sweeping review of fraternity life for remainder of academic year
Very likely · Within months
Students who violate fraternity party ban will be suspended
Very likely · Immediate
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