The UT Pi chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity has been suspended, according to a statement released by the fraternity’s National Administrative Office.

The national office announced that the suspension was “due to certain operational concerns” and took effect Jan. 12. The suspension will continue through the end of the academic semester with a chance for the fraternity to return, depending on the results of a “review of members.”

Lindi Smedberg, the director of Sorority and Fraternity Life, said the review of members will be conducted by the national office, but it is likely that every chapter member will be evaluated.

“What I’ve seen in the past is often times they may look at someone’s grade-point-average, they might do an interview, they might look at an individual’s judicial record and make a determination on whether that person should stay in the chapter,” Smedberg said.

All chapter operations and activities must cease and current members are now classified as “alumni members not in good standing,” the press release said.

Members of the fraternity who live in the fraternity house or have a contract to take meals at the chapter house will still be allowed to do so.

The university has not yet taken any formal action against the fraternity.

“UT is continuing to collect information and … the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards will make a determination once all the information is gathered if there was a violation,” Smedberg said.

Check back for more details to come as this story develops online and in Thursday’s Daily Beacon.