The Brief Cornell is suspending fraternity parties and social events for the rest of the academic year. The ban follows outrage over the university's handling of a student's alleged 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. Cornell also adopted a zero-tolerance policy and plans to strengthen support for sexual misconduct reports.



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

The ban comes amid mounting outrage over the school's handling of allegations made by a female student who said she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

Fraternity parties banned

Dig deeper:

The university announced the ban Tuesday morning.

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff also implemented a new  zero tolerance  policy for violations. Any violations will result in an immediate emergency suspension of the chapter.

What they're saying:

 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.

The president also said he is committed to adding a case manager to the school's Office of Civil Rights to help those who report sexual misconduct on campus and to work with the New York State Police to allow their trauma-informed criminal investigators to assist.

FILE - A Cornell University sign is seen on the campus after a student was sexually assaulted at a campus fraternity house in 2024, on Oct. 7, 2026 in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)


Gang rape allegations

The backstory:

The victim, only identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit last month, saying she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.

Her suit claimed the assault occurred after she was pressured into snorting ketamine, smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol, to the point where she was incapable of consenting to sex.

The woman reported the incident to Cornell's campus police department, but the

#fox2detroit   #CrimeInTheD ®