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I did this in a classroom as a review activity before a test but it can be adapted to any situation and works well with what you are trying to do...
It's called Find Someone Who Knows. Each person is given a sheet of paper with a list of questions (or in my classroom, questions from the unit). Example: What is McDreamy's real name on Grey's Anatomy? or What is the name of our college mascot? or " Who won American Idot?" There are blanks next to each question.
Then, the idea is to find someone who knows the answer. Girls roam around the room asking each other at random if they know the answers. Eventually you will hear things like, " Mary knows the answer to number three, she can help you."
When a person answers the question, fill in the name of the person who answered (along with the answer) in the blank. The rule - only one person can answer each question. This way, the girls will move around the room, help each other, etc. The questions help foster conversation and build relationships, etc.
This is a really fun way to get people to talk. Give out a prize, work in pairs (one pnm with an active) or vary it however you want. But it does work in the setting you are describing.
PS - Be sure someone makes an answer key!
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