Sorority rush at UF

[bettie]

Hi everybody! A friend told me about this site and I have just been looking around at the boards for a little while. I think it is amazing that you all can connect and find so much to talk about and bond over being greek.
I will be going through rush as a freshman at UF in the fall. All of my friends are going to Auburn and Bama and they have seriously freaked me out about rush. I know that those schools are both extremely competitive, but I am so confused when it comes to UF! People have told me so many different things about how formal, competitive, and stressful it is... Some seem to think that it is just fun and relaxed and some are advising me to get multiple recs for every sorority.
Recs... those are the most stressful thing to me. I live in Georgia right now, but I only moved here about two years ago. My parents are yankees and I really don't know any sorority alumnae... believe me, surrounded by my sorority crazed friends I have been looking! How important are they at Florida? Am I likely to be cut without them?
Also, I am wondering about what is worn on bid day. The website gives ideas for attire on all of the other days, but really doesn't even mention Bid Day.
Finally, I am wondering what is most important on our resume. I have not got as many extracurricular activities as I'd like (too many nights spent at football games, too many weekends spent shopping!) but I have got a good GPA and I am a National Merit Scholar. Will this help me at all?
I would really appreciate any advice any one has for me, especially anyone from Florida! Thank you so much and Go Gators!