ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan's Interfraternity Council has suspended all social activities and new member pledge terms, the IFC confirmed Thursday, Nov. 9.

The suspension comes as the council investigates several incidents related to Greek life including allegations of hazing and sexual misconduct, the Michigan Daily reported from a meeting of the IFC on Thursday.

The local governing body for National Interfraternity Conference fraternity chapters at UM outlined several disturbing incidents that have taken place in fraternities across campus.

Those allegations include: "claims of sexual misconduct cases involving fraternity brothers, six incidents of reported hazing, more than 30 hospital transports for students during the weekend of the football game against Michigan State as well as seven called during Halloween weekend, an unauthorized "Champagne and Shackles" event -- in which dates at a party are handcuffed to one another until the two people finish a full bottle of champagne -- which transpired this past weekend, multiple allegations of drugging members in undisclosed fraternity chapters and three specific hazing allegations reported this week where fraternity members were put in alleged near-death situations," the Michigan Daily reports.

"As an Interfraternity Council community, we believe in holding our members to a high standard at the University of Michigan," IFC Executive Vice President Alec Mayhan said in a statement. "It has come to our attention that some members of the Interfraternity Council community have not been living up to these standards."

The suspension includes a ban on social events like mixers and date parties, hazing activities with new pledges -- including lineups -- and general brotherhood meetings involving alcohol, the Daily reported.

Mayhan said social events are a privilege and that the IFC would immediately begin the process of assessing its policies and practices going forward.

"The IFC Executive Board proposed this plan of action to the IFC chapter presidents tonight, who voted to implement the plan so that we can take proactive steps through self-governance to improve our community," Mayhan said.

The suspension of social activity comes at a time when Greek life has been in the national spotlight. Earlier this week, Florida State University indefinitely suspended all fraternities and sororities days after the death of a fraternity pledge who had attended a party.