hey!
well I haven't been through recruitment on "the other side" yet, but I'm really looking forward to it since i was appointed Rush Assistant...yay!
anyhoo, I know that at my school, one thing that I really liked about Alpha Xi is that at prefs, we do a ceremony (much like pledge-in). I'm not sure if thats what other chapters do as well on prefs. But the thing about it was that during the ceremony that I saw at Alpha Xi, you could really sense the love that everyone felt for each other, for what we stand for, and for our letters. if you guys already do a ceremony, my suggestion is to just really uphold the beauty of it and when talking to the pmns before hand, tell them to *really listen to the words*. I was told that at prefs, and I did, and it stayed with me through all the other ceremonies...pledge in, pre i, initiation...and at each one it just re-emphazized to me that coming to Alpha Xi was one of the best decisions that I have ever, and I think will ever make.
hope i was of some help
~Ash