Cornell Greek Leader Resigns After Offensive On-Stage Display, Though IFC Inexplicably Wanted Him To Stay
It’s been a banner couple of years for the Greek community at Cornell. Even looking past revelations of Butt-Chugging, hazing, and rush-week hospitalizations, (and questionable pictures, seen here,) CU’s frat stars seem hell bent on painting as unfavorable a picture of themselves as possible. Today, for example, we’re left to ponder the story of Rohan Siddhanti, VP of programming for the Interfraternity Council, who resigned yesterday after a brow-raising performance at an event he helped organize over Easter weekend.
The incident in question occurred at “Greek Freak” — a step-dancing show put together by the IFC, Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Letter Council, and presented at Ithaca’s State Theatre on April 23 — where Siddhanti apparently charged headfirst through any number of cultural taboos.
IvyGate has obtained an email from Patricia Chau Nguyen, an assistant dean of students and director of the Asian & Asian American Center, detailing the specifics of the incident. The message, addressed to Associate Dean of Students Travis Apgar, explains that Rohan signed up to work the event, but that during it he initiated a bizarre, offensive display.
[Siddhanti] volunteered for back stage, but began behaving inappropriately, mocking/mimicking MGLC calls, and tried to step with the sigmas. There was an audience participation dance off at the end of which Rohan participated in. First round, he jumped off stage and thrusted himself on two women from an Asian Interest org. Before i could get to him, in the second round, he took off his pants on stage and pretended to jerk off on the crowd.
The actions seem even more egregious when considering the reported presence of middle- and high-school students at the event. In a follow-up email, Apgar called the incident “disturbing” and said it needed to be addressed “promptly and appropriately.”
Rohan ultimately resigned yesterday, more than a week after the event. What’s bizarre, though, is that he first tendered his resignation on Saturday, according to the Cornell Sun. The IFC general council convened over the weekend, and voted to keep him on board, in spite of his actions.
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