[33girl]

Are you an upperclassman who pretty much knows what group you are interested in and has friends in that group?

If so, check w/ your school's Greek life office and see if you can receive a bid during your semester abroad. I would think you can, since you will be a full time student. However, there might be rules about "holding you over" as a pledge since obviously you won't be able to complete the pledge program while you are abroad, you'll have to wait till the next fall.

If you are going into rush completely "green", then as OTW said, it's highly unlikely you will receive a bid just because the women won't have the time to get to know you.