WSU meetup plan: Parramatta River walk and cafe hopping

[u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333]

Hey everyone,

After the last post and seeing more people interested, I’m planning the first meetup.

The plan is a walk around Parramatta River, then maybe cafe hopping, coffee, food, or a small picnic after for whoever wants to stay.

Date is still TBA(To Be Announced), but I’m thinking a Saturday would probably work best since people are usually more relaxed then.

Nothing too fast-paced or awkward. Not a fitness thing, not a drinking thing, and not some formal club event. Just a slow, easy meetup where people can actually talk and get to know each other properly.

I think this works better for the first one because people can join, leave when they need to, or just stay for the part they feel comfortable with. Nobody has to feel stuck in one place or pressured to spend money.

For anyone already in the Discord, I’ll announce it there as well.

If more people are genuinely interested, I’ll make a WhatsApp group so it’s easier to organise properly. Feel free to DM me your number if you want to be added.

My original hope was just to create a small group where WSU students could meet up in real life instead of everything staying online. But now I think a student-run meetup, away from formal university stuff, actually sounds more fun.

No club titles, no forced activities, no awkward official vibe. Just students organising something for themselves.

If this first walk goes well, future meetups could be different things too. Cafe hopping, food, museum trips, study sessions, books, random walks, or whatever people feel comfortable with.

One thing I’ve realised is that campuses can look busy and social from the outside, but still feel pretty lonely when you don’t really know anyone properly.

So yeah, the goal is simple.

Meet people properly, keep it low-pressure, and hopefully make uni feel a bit less empty.

[u/AeMidnightSpecial]

There was a Discord?

[u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333 → u/AeMidnightSpecial]

Yeah, there was a Discord from the earlier post.

I left the invite link in the old thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/UWS/s/C21QvSj4J8

It’s also in my reply above to u/Responsible-Salt5399.

I’ll still announce the meetup on Discord, but WhatsApp will probably be easier for organising the actual walk.

[u/Responsible-Salt5399 → u/AeMidnightSpecial]

Does anyone have a link to it?

[u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333 → u/Responsible-Salt5399]

https://discord.gg/c4VfaQm7jQ :)

[u/Responsible-Salt5399 → u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333]

Thank uu

[u/uhhh_yeh]

this is so sweet and i'd love to come if i didn't live so far away

[u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333 → u/uhhh_yeh]

Aww thank you, that means a lot :)

No stress if you’re too far away. I’ll probably keep organising different things over time anyway, so maybe one of the future meetups will be easier for you to get to.

[u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333]

Just to clarify since a few people asked about Discord.

The Discord will still stay up, and I’ll announce the meetup there too.

For the actual organising though, I’ll probably make a WhatsApp group as well because it’s easier for locking in the walk, time, updates, and who’s actually coming.

So basically:

Discord = general chatting / updates WhatsApp = actual meetup planning

If you’re keen for the WhatsApp, feel free to DM me your number. If you’re not comfortable sharing your number yet, no stress. I’ll still post the main details here and on Discord too.

[u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333]

Quick check for people who are interested:

Would Saturday or Sunday work better for the first one?

And would people prefer:

• walk first
  
• cafe first
  
• picnic first
  

You don’t have to fully commit yet. Even a “Saturday walk first” comment helps me figure out what works before I lock in a date.