Find someone worth meeting
A few useful recommendations, with real reasons you might get along.
A private student community
22,000 students.You should know more of them.
Meet Illinois State students you might actually get along with, find something to do, and make the first conversation a little less awkward.
The problem
Making friends shouldn't feel this weird.
You pass hundreds of people every day. Some of them probably like the same games, sports, music, hobbies, and random stuff you do. There just is not a normal reason to start talking.
309 creates that reason.
How it works
Find somebody. Find something to do. Go meet.
Make a simple plan
Food, a game, the gym, studying, or whatever sounds good right now.
Put the phone away
Join a small group, meet somewhere public, and see whether it clicks.
Why I built this
The hard part is the first step.
Being surrounded by thousands of people does not automatically make meeting them easy. You walk past people every day who you might have a ridiculous amount in common with, but there is no normal way to walk up and ask if they want to be friends.
This is not supposed to become another app you scroll for three hours. If it works, you find somebody or something worth doing, meet people, and get off your phone.
What it is not
No followers. No endless feed. Built for real connection.
Every account requires control of an @ilstu.edu mailbox. Email verification is available now; the rest of the product stays closed until its safety foundation is ready.