Cornell University experienced a tumultuous year with events affecting free speech, campus politics, and campus culture. The “Year of Free Expression” saw debates on academic freedom, controversial speakers, and tensions regarding Israel. Additionally, there were developments in Greek life, student unionization, and controversies around sex ed and sports culture.
According to the Cornell Hazing website, the New York Epsilon chapter of Sigma Phi has been found to have hazed its potential new members in Spring 2022. Sigma Phi will be on probation through December 2023.
On some campuses, entire campus IFCs separated from universities to operate independently after the universities proposed policy changes that angered fraternities. If the college does not own the fraternity houses, independent operation is a viable strategy.
Resolution 16 made numerous assertions that were either untrue, unbased, or the subject of debate.
“If a brother of [a] fraternity commits sexual assault, if the brotherhood chooses to remove that person from the [fraternity] because there are processes in place to actively remove someone from the brotherhood, should the fraternity be punished as a whole?”
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However, the administration seems to be quickly losing patience with the entire system. Perhaps the day is coming when the Greeks will be sent home.
All told, it was an eventful year at Cornell, with many developments that will prove to have a long-term impact.
On November 7th, the Interfraternity Council (IFC), which oversees all Greek fraternities on campus, announced the suspension of all fraternity parties and social events, effective immediately.
This organization is a registered student organization of Cornell University