[kathykd2005]

Ok, here's another route to take: this is what we used to do before we had our mixers, since some of our ladies were shy. Instead of just showing up and being like, "Here we are!" Maybe you should have a pre-formal hang out with some of the guys and some of the girls. Like someone said earlier, it's a lot more fun if people know each other a little bit before you "mix." Our social chair would get together the most sociable ladies and we'd just go over to their house or to a club and talk to one another a few days before the mixer. When we had the mixer, then we could go over to the guys and say, "Hey, this is so-and-so, I want you to meet so-and-so," introducing the sisters who weren't able to go beforehand, or were a bit too shy to just show up and talk to random guys. It worked out very well on several occasions, but you have to have a few guys who ARE willing to do some talking beforehand. Do you have any, besides yourself?