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I'll step in, even though I'm old and not from the Southeast.
Nobody's going to tell you what is the right thing to do. You're not out anything by going through informal recruitment so you might as well give it a shot. However, keep in mind that not all, and probably only a few of the chapters at AU will do an informal/spring recruitment and will possibly be by invitation only. They are only allowed to recruit if they are not at chapter total and for most at AU that's going to mean early graduations and new member drop outs, so not that many spots.
Advise the Greek life office that you are interested in informal recruitment, and if you know any sorority women personally you should express your interest to them. That doesn't mean they can or will invite you to join, but it is at least step 1. They might also be able to make recommendations about who IS recruiting this spring.
Recruitment at AU is extremely competitive, and just because it's informal doesn't mean it becomes less competitive, so be prepared and always put your best foot forward. All of the chapters are good, so if you make a connection with a chapter and they invite you to join, you should really consider accepting it in lieu of waiting for the fall. If you're planning on only joining Suzie Best Sorority during informal recruitment, you can forget it right now, for a whole range of reasons which will be explained if you do a search on SEC recruitment or recruitment in general. In short, BEST is relative and the chapters most sought after are the hardest to get in and will typically not do a publicly announced informal recruitment.
Check with the Greek Life office about grade requirements. They will be high and quite inflexible so if you don't meet them, then you ARE better off waiting for the fall and in the spring doing nothing but ensuring your grades are good enough.
And my guess is you will still need recommendations. Hopefully someone from AU will jump in to confirm/deny that. In any case they don't hurt and can help a lot.
Finally, do a thorough and exhaustive search of the posts here. You will likely get the answers you're after. Good luck!
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