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The University of Florida (UF) has suspended a fraternity after a "serious physical hazing" incident, school officials said Tuesday.

The suspension of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at the school in Gainesville, Fla., comes less than three months after Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion died as a result of injuries sustained during a hazing incident -- prompting Florida Gov. Rick Scott to call for a review of university's hazing policies.

University of Florida spokeswoman Janine Sikes told the Miami Herald that the fraternity had been suspended after an incident over the weekend. She said a student, who was not identified, suffered injuries that were visible following "serious physical hazing."

"As vigilant as we've been with our anti-hazing programs and educational efforts and outreach, this happened in the middle of all that," Sikes said, adding that the incident occurred just days after the university's new anti-hazing taskforce met for the first time.

University President Bernie Machen told students about the incident in an email Tuesday afternoon.

"Hazing is specifically prohibited by UF regulations, and it is also classified as a crime in Florida," Machen wrote. "We cannot tolerate hazing on our campus or in our university community, and anyone found responsible will face the gravest possible consequences, including expulsion and criminal penalties."

An email from the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs, cited by NBC affiliate WTLV-TV, confirmed Alpha Phi Alpha was the fraternity at the center of the latest allegations.

University police were withholding details of the incident as the inquiry was ongoing, The Gainsville Sun reported, adding the incident was reported to police Saturday but occurred between Jan. 9 and Feb. 4.

Members of the fraternity did not respond to messages from the Sun seeking comment.

The incident follows the death of FAMU student Champion, 26, outside a hotel in Orlando, where the FAMU band had performed during the school's football game against rival Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 19.

The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office said in December that Champion collapsed after "multiple blunt trauma blows to his body" and ruled the death a homicide. No arrests have been made in connection with the attack.