Great idea about the penguins! Before we had "UCF Spirit Day," Round 1 was called "Ice Water Day" and we ADPi's did an "In the Jungle" theme with our lion mascot prominently featured!
ETA: If your recruitment is in the fall, when it is still hot out, a polar theme could seem cool and refreshing! You can drape the room in white, put your mascot out, maybe serve ice water and invite someone to go "ice fishing" into a bowl of swedish (gummy) fish!
