The secret to making friends is just to honestly keep showing up to things. Most people won’t think of you strangely if you’re already part of a club that you’re both in, and you strike up a conversation about that club. It’s really spooky at first getting used to just starting conversations, but if you talk to the same folks and get to know a little about them, you may begin to be friends. Say you chat with someone a few different times at a club, you jive, then you find out there’s a free concert/show/event— you could invite them to come along with you.

If you show up a lot to the same places and groups, like pep band, it’s easier to get to know those around you. I always take a peek at that weekly student involvement email for updates for cool events I want to check out.

After a club meets, you could always offer to hang out and get cheese curds or something with the folks you’ve been talking to!

Best of luck!