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You say you have been up there a lot in the summer. Have you been visiting fraternity houses while there? Have you had any contact with chapters there or been to any events?

Formal rush at Georgia is very structured by any standard. It may have changed some, but when I went through a few years ago all rushees who registered with the Greek Life office did a formal round much like what happens with sororities.

We basically had to to dress up and then visit each house on guided visits. During the visits we had about 30 minutes to hang out and meet the guys. At some houses, guys got pulled aside right away- presumably top rushees. Others chatted with the active members and some got invites to events outside of formal rush, and some did not.

There is one top chapter at Georgia which has its class locked in before formal rush- and be ready for a fun show when you go to their house during the formal round. Seriously- it is a good time even though it is basically a "no soup for you" kind of experience if you have not already been vetted, and approved, before formal rush.

All the other chapters will usually have some spots open, so formal rush at Georgia is a very worthwhile experience that will offer any guy some chance of getting into a good house.

One final note- for some reason Georgia is extremely picky about attire, even for a top southern school. The best advice I can give you is to check around with friends and get yourself in touch with a lady from a good-great sorority at UGA. Ask this classy young lady to go through your closet and take you to the mall if necessary to get you properly attired for rush and Greek Life.

Sounds superficial and silly I know, but this matters at Georgia to a degree that just does not exist elsewhere.

If you can get that covered, then the rest will be totally on you- and just be yourself. Once great thing about UGA is that Greeks are a respected community. And so there are very few lousy chapters. Most of the houses are great places to be and so it is all about finding where you fit in best. That you will know on the first visit I think. Once you get into rushing, or if you already have, see where you are having the most fun- and that is your best bet.

Good luck and hope this helps.