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Cornell president vows ‘serious look’ at fraternities in wake of rape allegations

Cornell president vows ‘serious look’ at fraternities in wake of rape allegations

Ivy League school promises action after woman alleged she was drugged ⁠and raped by members of Chi Phi fraternity

Cornell University will examine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus after an outcry over the school’s handling ⁠of a student’s rape allegations, the Ivy League school’s president said on Saturday.

A civil lawsuit filed last month by the woman, who ⁠alleges she was drugged ⁠and raped in ​2024 by several members of the Chi Phi fraternity, has sparked outrage and soul-searching at Cornell over its campus culture at the ⁠school in Ithaca, New York.

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