The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/sigma-phi-epsilon/)
The University has withdrawn its recognition of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity following an investigation that revealed the fraternity engaged in various hazing activities during the spring 2018 semester. Activities were both physical and non-physical, including a presentation on health and nutrition that featured “demeaning images of women,” according to the report.
All of the proceeds from the 5k run in honor of Jeremy Ojalehto ’14 will be donated to the National Association of Mental Illness’ local Ithaca chapter.
“I foresee [the 5K run] being an annual event. It’s a great way to remember Jeremy for his values and passion, year after year,” Van Genugten said. “He meant a lot to all of us personally. He will always have a small part of our hearts.”
Jeremy Ojalehto ’14 — a neurobiology student and Sigma Phi Epsilon brother known to his friends as “G” — died on Jan. 26 at age 23 in Monroe, Washington. After he sustained complications from a traumatic head injury after a jogging accident in 2013 during his senior year at Cornell, Ojalehto suffered from chronic migraines and long-term mental health issues. After Ojalehto’s brain injury, his family launched a crowdfunding campaign on youcaring.com in February 2015, with the goal of raising $40,000 to cover his treatment fees. At the time, Ojalehto had just been accepted to Skyland Trail — an Atlanta nonprofit mental health organization that would have provided him with treatment.