An obstacle to justice’: How Delta Upsilon leaders tolerated a culture that dismissed sexual assault
Kayla Pederson promised herself she wouldn’t drink too much at Delta Upsilon’s spring formal in late March 2015.
At a cabin tucked away in northwest Minnesota, the University of Minnesota graduate — then a junior — stayed mostly sober Friday night. She fell asleep on a couch and woke up the next day feeling at ease.
So when the sun set Saturday, Pederson downed a little more.
Before she knew it, she was drunk. She retreated to a quiet room to sober up.