Cornell University's sex-ed checklist promoting orgies and drug use is exposed amid gang-rape allegations at Chi Phi fraternity

From the Newshound archive · first published 11 October 2026.

Cornell University circulated a graphic sexual checklist to students encouraging them to consider group sex with three or more partners, drug-fuelled encounters and BDSM — materials now under fierce scrutiny following a civil lawsuit alleging seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped a woman in October 2024. The 2019 worksheet, titled 'Yes, No, Maybe So: A Sexual Inventory Stocklist', was produced by Cornell Health and recommended for display on dormitory noticeboards. Critics argue the university's explicit approach to sex education blurred boundaries around consent and sent a troubling message to students.

Cornell's Chi Phi chapter was shut down in 2024 after the alleged ketamine-fuelled assault and remains barred from campus.

Fraternity members reportedly sent texts including 'free p–sy' and 'you can walk in and whip it out' to a group chat after the alleged attack.

Cornell student Jared Lederman first exposed the checklist on his Substack, raising questions about whether the university's sex-ed culture fostered a dangerous environment.