Clubs and societies tend to be too... organized, specific, serious? If you are Feynman, do you join the bongo drum society? I mean you play them, but you're jus

Clubs and societies tend to be too... organized, specific, serious? If you are Feynman, do you join the bongo drum society? I mean you play them, but you're just having fun, joining a society for bongo drum players seems like an overkill. Do you join the lockpicking society? If you enjoy playing backgammon every now and then, do you join the backgammon society? If you are interested in hacking software for fun, do you join a competitive computer security club? After all, you are not interested in these things narrowly and specifically. You just would like to hang out with like-minded people that like to have fun in these sorts of ways. In these societies, you mostly end up with some specific 'serious' activities (e.g. a talk, a lecture, a discussion, or something competitive). And social engagement then happens separately, usually at a social in a pub, also as a 'targeted' activity. It is a good way to get more serious about your interests, but does not seem like a natural way to make friends.