Find a common interest, something that you would enjoy doing alone and that you know the other people you are meeting with will enjoy as well. Theater (or any

Find a common interest, something that you would enjoy doing alone and that you know the other people you are meeting with will enjoy as well. Theater (or any other activities) might work if you are genuinely interested in it, but if it's just an excuse to meet other people maybe you won't enjoy it as much, and you will be less likely to stick with it. Meetup is a great resource: find meeting groups for hackatons if you are a techie, running groups if you are a jock, language learning, cooking groups...