I went through formal recruitment this past fall.. I loved it.. My Rho Chi's were awesome.. told us alot about themselves.. the panhellenic positions they held in previous years.. favorite greek memories.. on our 'theme day' we went as a group to Pizza My Heart.. most groups split up and went their separate ways during out lunch hour but we stuck together and bonded.. we even had girls from other groups hang out with us a lot because they saw that we all enjoyed getting to know each other.. Most of the girls in my group and I ended up in DG together which was awesome.. we're all pretty close.. I run into the other girls all the time on campus and chat like crazy.. It was really fun.. I ran into one of my Rho Chi's at AOII's Mr. Fraternity (she's an alum) and she remembered mine name and the names of my sisters which was a total plus.
Good luck!