Meetup.com

Meetup.com features multiple meetup groups that allow individuals to get involved with a group for their common interest. You can find just about any sort of interest group on there--from knitting lovers to happy hour groups. It was not until recently that I began to really be active on meetup.com. This is because I have found that most meetup groups tend to be populated by individuals over the age of 28 or simply don't interest me at all. But that doesn't change the fact that there are two great caveats to using meetup.com to start a group:

1. All of the organizational tools you need to start a new group/club are enabled for you in your meetup group package.
2. Its just another great way to easily tap into a network of people already looking to find a group to join.

Since it doesn't hurt the cause, and it definitely can only help spread word of Rotaract, I started a meetup group for the Rotaract Club of Fremont/Milpitas/Newark (meetup.com/rotaract). The downside is that the organizer dues are $72 for a 6-month period. This due allows one to create up to three groups on meetup.com. A little trick that I learned after reading some reviews is that if you go through the group creation process and stop right before the payment process and wait 24 hours, Meetup.com will actually send you an one-time 50% off offer, bringing the dues down to $36 for 6-months, which isn't bad at all.

Now, with a little bit of luck we'll get some interest for Rotaract drummed up through Meetup.com. :)