re: The A on UGA

The biggest piece to this puzzle is when did they start using UGA. Pre 1963, the postal code for Georgia was Ga. Big G little a. That would be weird to call the university UGA if they were going by the postal code because of the little a. I'm leaning towards the A standing for Athens, because Georgia is a very old state and there are a shitload of universities there, so they needed the extra distinction.