Chapter of oldest US fraternity faces scrutiny over Cornell accusations

Alan Blinder and Michael S. SchmidtITHACA, New York – The Cornell University fraternity at the centre of a sexual assault inquiry was a campus fixture for more than a century before school officials banished it nearly two years ago as the accusations initially emerged.The fraternity, Chi Phi, is now among the defendants in a lawsuit brought by a woman, identified in court records only as Jane Doe, who said she was raped repeatedly at the chapter’s house in Ithaca, New York.Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom