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As a rush I can say that introversion wouldn't really turn me off from a fraternity; just in order to be effective, you guys are just going to need to take your introversion into account when doing the actual planning of events. Put yourself in the pledges' shoes... they're alone, knowing no one, at what I'm assuming is a social atmosphere several times larger and less personal than the high schools they're used to.
I think the best thing for you to do is to look for new freshmen online, on sites like Facebook and MySpace. You could contact potential pledges and just sort of befriend them, before inviting them to maybe an event or two. By that point the ice will be broken, and introversion won't be as much of a problem for either you, or the potential pledges.
I'd also like to say that I think you're a smart guy, and you have a great head on your shoulders that is going to help your fraternity to come out of this rut, and thrive at your school sooner or later. You have some great strategies that seem like they would, in theory, help you to grow in number while maintaining your standard of excellence. I wish you the best of luck.
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