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You can have recruitment going on without having specific 'rush parties'.

My chapter would do it this way: Guys living in the Little Rock area would have one or two casual events and invite pnms that they knew from school, church, family friends, etc., who would be going to Arkansas State the next year. At the same time, members who lived in Blytheville area or other areas would do the same. We even had several members from southeast Missouri (like me) who would get together and do the same. After a couple of these events, we would plan a summer rush party at school. Invite those who we were interested in and who seemed interested in us. This way we could get them to meet more of the members.

Would something like that work for your chapter? Remember, it doesn't have to be a big party. Take them to play paintball, golfing, to a baseball game (minor or major league), etc.