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.
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 that would result in the immediate emergency suspension of a chapter.
“These measures will provide time for a thorough review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how it can safely continue,” Kotlikoff wrote in a letter to the campus community.
Man, that’s gonna be a depressing winter up in Ithaca. I don’t necessarily disagree with the decision, but I can imagine the non-rapey students being very upset at becoming collateral damage control.
There are plenty of non frat spaces that you can have parties. Independent houses, apartments, clandestine dorm. You don’t need frats to congregate and get intoxicated.