# Cornell rejected Chi Phi return terms days before fraternity rape lawsuit was filed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cornell-was-on-verge-of-reinstating-fraternity-jane-doe-said-she-was-targeted-by-days-before-she-filed-gang-rape-lawsuit/
- Published: 2026-11-11T01:27:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:47:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16281373/cornell-jane-doe-fraternity-chi-phi-lawsuit-reinstating-negotiations.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Cornell reportedly considered terms for Chi Phi’s possible return.
- The proposal was rejected before the lawsuit was filed.
- The fraternity remains barred from campus.

## Summary

Reports based on documents obtained by ABC News say Cornell discussed conditions under which the Chi Phi fraternity might return to campus, days before a woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was gang raped at its house. The negotiations matter because they concerned accountability for alleged organisational misconduct while the university maintained that the fraternity should remain barred.

The reported proposals could have made Chi Phi eligible to return in 2030 or 2031 if it admitted to breaches of student conduct rules, including those covering alcohol, drugs, complicity and assault or endangerment. Cornell says it rejected the proposal before the lawsuit was filed because the fraternity refused to accept responsibility, and says Chi Phi remains barred. The woman alleges seven members drugged and raped her in October 2024; all those accused deny wrongdoing.

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