Cornell University is banning all parties at fraternity houses as the school faces backlash over its handling of an alleged sexual assault on campus two years ago.
Last month, a woman known as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit alleging she was plied with drugs and raped by several men in 2024 at a party at a Cornell fraternity house.
The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by Jane Doe, highlighting the 'draining' maze for victims to report campus sex assaults.
Fraternities have existed at university campuses across the US for decades and function as all-male social clubs where the students live, study and socialise.
"I am deeply sorry for the harm Jane Doe suffered in 2024, and appalled that this act of sexual violence occurred within our Cornell community,"an official said.