At Cornell, the fraternity problem even outdates The Sun, which was founded in 1880. Our school holds the unfortunate distinction of having had the first documented fraternity hazing death in the United States, reported in 1873. Leaderboard 2Ultimately, the most frustrating thing about fraternity life at Cornell is that it isn’t the only path forward. More importantly, co-ops represent a success story, avoiding the greatest, most publicized sins of fraternity life. At this point, Cornell, if it cares about its student body, has no choice: Ban the frats and begin replacing them with spaces that don’t have a record of raping, hazing, drugging and destroying our students lives.
