We love connecting people and our goal is to put on fun, vibey, high-quality events where organic chemistry can spark and strong bonds can form.

We have done a few types of events:

• Volunteering - Our volunteering events are how Organic Chemistry started. They’re designed to foster meaningful connections through fun, service-oriented teamwork activities. (Check out our impacts here!)

• Parties - We love to host vibey happy hours and cocktail parties at beautiful venues throughout the city. Our approach is quality over quantity, because we believe that high quality events produce better experiences for our guests, and ultimately, better match rates!

• Tennis Socials - Our tennis events are a great way to mingle while having fun and getting a fantastic workout. These events have a variety of formats, such as liveball, mixed doubles tournaments, etc.

We plan to host a variety of events, each with its own format, but all with some commonalities.

• Good vibes

• Even gender balances

• Age brackets

• Plenty of socialization time

For privacy protection, we do not accept requests for the contact information of any attendees. If you feel chemistry with someone at an event, we encourage you to be brave and exchange contact information directly. We also send out an optional matching form after some events to help people connect.

We provide casual, affordable, low-pressure opportunities to meet single people IRL. Maybe you’re tired of the bar scene, speed dating, and the dating apps. Maybe you’ve considered the membership-based “active singles” programs out there but they’re just too expensive. Or maybe their extreme sports-like activities don’t appeal to you. Maybe you just don’t have the time or scheduling flexibility to commit to long-duration events far in advance. We understand. That’s why we started Organic Chemistry. We want you to walk away from each event feeling good and having met new people.

Timing - For volunteering events, arrive on time and plan to hang out after to maximize socialization time. We do ice breaker games at the beginning so everyone is already friendly and at ease when we start volunteering. Afterwards people often go out for lunch or coffee together. If you leave early you might miss out on some of the best socialization time because people are most warmed up and feeling chatty after spending a couple hours together.

Come to multiple events and you’ll start to see familiar faces and make new friends more easily. We have a strong group of repeat volunteers and it’s quickly becoming a fun little community.

Communication - It requires some courage to put yourself out there, so here are some tips on how to do it with kindness. If you’re interested in connecting with someone you can either ask for their contact info directly or offer to give them yours (e.g. you can write it on a piece of paper).

If someone asks for your contact info but you’re not sure if you want to give it, you can simply ask for their information instead. That gives you time to think and decide later if/how to respond.

Some people are uncomfortable being contacted out of the blue after an event (e.g. you friend them on Facebook without talking to them first in person). We don’t recommend trying to find someone via Googling, it can make people feel like they’re being stalked.

SocialSelf.com is a great resource for building social skills.

Logan Ury, a famous dating coach and relationship scientist, has some great tips for dating. She says that EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE is the new currency in dating, not being a PROVIDER.

Safety - Before going on a date with someone Google their name and their phone number. Also check the Facebook group “Are We Dating The Same Guy?”

Code of Conduct

Volunteer Agreement