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Originally posted by TSteven
Since this is for the larger Chicago area, not every guy may be able to attend at any given time. So at first, having one each month allows those guys who missed to attend "sooner than later".
At some point - maybe within a three or four months - the turnout should stabilize and you'll have a better idea if you should keep it monthly or move to something less frequent.
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I'll co-sign on this whole post.
Our alum group meets at least once a month -- one's usually at a restaurant or bar, and then if there is another its something more like a networking/philanthropic/official business type meeting.
I think you're going to have to be very energetic about the whole thing for the first 3-4 months. Vary the day of the week that it's on, in case people have other commitments that prevents them from ever coming on a Tuesday or whatever.
Make sure you get as many email addresses as possible, so you can keep the communication easy and cheap.
Hopefully, you'll find a core group of 5 or 6 people who tend to show up a lot. Once you get a core going, you're pretty much set.
