Chi Phi fraternity brother Scott Kretzschmar, named in a lawsuit alleging a 2024 gang rape, took Cornell to state court in an effort to throw out his disciplinary record. The student, who was sanctioned for attempted sexual exploitation following an internal Title IX investigation, argued that the university’s disciplinary process was fundamentally unfair. A state judge dismissed the petition, upholding Cornell’s decision. The legal battle unsealed extensive internal records, exposing crude fraternity group chats and shedding light on the university’s quiet disciplinary penalties, which ranged from expulsion to writing a reflection paper. The reveal has reignited student outrage across East Hill over administrative secrecy and Day Hall’s handling of sexual assault on campus.