Students sue to open Yale fraternities to women. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star A Yale spokesman, Tom Conroy, said he did not have a comment on the lawsuit. To order copies of "Yale is a microcosm of the ongoing epidemic of sexual harassment and assault at all-male fraternities," the lawsuit says. Read full article. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The plaintiffs also ask a federal court in New Haven, Connecticut, for a court order that would force fraternities at Yale to allow women and nonbinary students to become members. 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Students sue to open Yale fraternities to women. Published February 12, 2019 Updated February 12, 2019 . Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. Three female undergraduate students at Yale University have filed a class-action lawsuit against the university and nine of its all-male fraternal organizations in hopes of requiring fraternities to admit women as members to change the culture of sexual harassment. Originally published February 12, 2019 at 6:38 am Updated February 12, 2019 at 7:00 am However, he referred media to a message shared last month by Yale College Dean Marvin Chun who described a review of allegations of a sexually hostile climate at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and efforts to bring about more social opportunities for students. 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By Debra Cassens Weiss. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about âItâs not only breeding a very toxic sexual culture but also is giving undue economic and professional benefits to the male fraternity members,â said one of the plaintiffs, Ry Walker, a 20-year-old junior from New York City majoring in astrophysics and African-American studies. The most âprestigiousâ student groups can be very discriminating in who they admit. HARTFORD, Conn. - Three women who attend Yale University sued the school and nine all-male fraternities Tuesday, seeking to force the social organizations to admit women in response to alleged sexual assault, harassment and discrimination. The lawsuit states: When […] Lucas Holter . A Yale spokesman, Tom Conroy, said he had no comment on the lawsuit. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. 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