An 80% sample of the 1968 freshman class of the University of Georgia were administered a biographical questionnaire and were grouped according to similarity of factor score profiles. Grouped and non-grouped Ss were compared in their junior year in terms of incidence of office holders in campus organizations. 5 of the 23 male groups contained 59% of the grouped male leaders. Pre-college experiences may allow early identification of male groups with high college leadership potential.
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