hey brother im a pike eta epsilon chapter in Texas.. recruiting is different at every chapter since not every chapter is the same, but we have big parties, and take the guys we met out to dinner on the orientation weekends and have a bunch of actives come in town. You need a good public speaker with a type A personality to rush guys.
Welcome brother, if you are looking for general ideas you can check the recruitment forum http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/forumdisplay.php?f=27 and see if anything can maybe be used at your campus. But yeah, big parties and a good rush chairman/team is where it's at.