As news of a destructive weekend caused by at least three University of Michigan fraternities and one sorority spreads around the university campus, some students say the actions aren't typical of those involved with Greek life.

The fraternities and sorority are accused of causing more than $50,000 in damages at two northern Michigan ski resorts.

"It's really saddening. It makes Greek life as a whole look really poor," said Rachel Crittenden, a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. "Obviously the actions of some students reflect on the whole while it may have only been a certain small group."

Crittenden said she was very surprised to hear about the wild weekend considering the reputation the university has for its students. She also said her experience in Greek life has not been anything like what the parties reflected.

"For me it's more about the sisterhood and meeting tons of different, new people," Crittenden said. "This makes it seem a lot more like kids just go out and party."

Members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity have been accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage during ski trip over the weekend of Jan. 16-18, 2015. Matt Durr | The Ann Arbor News

Criminal charges may still be pressed against members of the Sigma Alpha Mu house as the fraternity is accused of having caused $50,000 in damages to rooms at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord during a ski trip over the weekend. At least two other fraternities are believed to have done damage at another resort over the same weekend.

The University of Michigan released a statement regarding the incidents Wednesday afternoon, saying those responsible will be held accountable for their actions.

Richard Swoope is a member of Omega Psi Phi and admitted he has heard of parties getting out of control in the past, but never when it was away from the fraternity's own house. Swoope said he thought the groups accused of the vandalism should have shown more respect for where they were staying.

"I felt like it casted a negative light on Greek life," Swoope said. "While not all fraternities are bad and loud, every fraternity has some members who can be disrespectful."

Swoope also said he couldn't believe the amount of damage believed to have been caused by the fraternities.

"I thought it was pretty intense that students would go up and vandalize property like that," Swoope said. "It seemed like they got a bit unruly."

Although the actions of the fraternities has created some bad publicity for the university, student Evan Carpenter thinks Michigan is still held in a high standard. Carpenter said sometimes bad things happen when a large group of college kids get together, but that shouldn't label every U-M student as destructive.

"It's rather disappointing. It shines a bad light on the university, but I don't think that's a representative population of the student body," Carpenter said. "I don't think it's detrimental to the reputation of the university."

Matt Durr covers Ypsilanti for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at mattdurr@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter.