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President Kotlikoff Bans Fraternity Parties Through 2026-27

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Kotlikoff Bans Parties

President Michael Kotlikoff banned all fraternity house parties through the 2026-27 academic year.
The ban follows Jane Doe’s September 2026 lawsuit alleging a 2024 rape at Chi Phi fraternity.
Kotlikoff instituted a zero-tolerance policy that triggers immediate emergency suspension of violating chapters.
New York State Police will assist investigations of sexual-assault reports on campus.
Faculty Senate is debating a no-confidence resolution over the administration’s handling of the case.

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President Trump argued the rape allegation is a political hoax intended to influence the 2026 midterm elections.
Jane Doe’s campus-police statement weeks later described the encounter as consensual and involving drug and alcohol use.

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Historical Context

Title IX, signed by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, barred sex discrimination in any school receiving federal aid. The law, championed by Senator Birch Bayh and passed when 42 % of college students were women, sparked federal oversight of sex-based discrimination on campuses. Building on that precedent, President Michael Kotlikoff’s 2026 fraternity-party ban at State University reflects the same zero-tolerance approach.

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Kotlikoff Bans Parties

President Michael Kotlikoff banned all fraternity house parties through the 2026-27 academic year.
The ban follows Jane Doe’s September 2026 lawsuit alleging a 2024 rape at Chi Phi fraternity.
Kotlikoff instituted a zero-tolerance policy that triggers immediate emergency suspension of violating chapters.
New York State Police will assist investigations of sexual-assault reports on campus.
Faculty Senate is debating a no-confidence resolution over the administration’s handling of the case.

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