NYT
A Cornell Fraternity Was Supposed to Have an Adviser on Hand. It Didn’t.
Friday, November 6, 2026
Chi Phi at Cornell University was required under university rules to have a live-in adviser present at the fraternity house on the night a woman reported being raped there, according to university policy. The fraternity had not hired an adviser at that time. Cornell's regulations mandate that fraternities maintain on-site advisers during events and overnight activities.
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