I just went through formal rush last semester. Of course I knew what I wanted from day one, but of the two (we are only allowed to go to two) pref parties I went to that day, Sigma's seemed to be the most meaningful, I thought it just showed the true siterhood that we share.
We had a candelight, and of course, since it was pref it was formal. Each of the girls shared what Sigma meant to them and how it has changed their lives, until we got to one of the girls and she proceeded to read an entry from her journal. I don't remember what it was about, but I all the girls were crying at the end of it. And not that fake cry, but an honest, "I take you guys forgranted" cry.
That isn't what really got me, what realy got me was the sincerity in the girls eyes. It showed me how much they loved what they were a part of and what they were thinking.
