With the $30,000 budget I remember her telling us the chapter had a moat around their house (i swear this is what she said!) and they had floating candles in the moat. For prefs, they rented white tents and set them up and had centerpieces made of Lily of the Valley, Forget-Me-Nots and Ivy, our flowers and symbol. The event was catered to the max apparently.
One can only dream!
Being a former VP of Recruitment, I am pretty much against No Frills Rush, which is odd considering my campus is No Frills. I know there is SO much more to a chapter than how you decorate a room, but I think it just adds to the excitement and "FORMALITY" of Formal Recruitment. I wish we had a much bigger budget.