Am Starting AS Social Group--Need Advice

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In case you've seen me before, I posted a thread stating I was a college student starting a support group for other kids with AS. Well, I've talked to a few people on campus, and determined a support group would not best fit the needs of AS students at this time. However, my school's administration is open to a social group for kids with AS.

They are asking me to lead this social group. They will invite students with AS diagnoses, but I will still lead it. I want it informal and nothing clinical. This is just a chance for these students to network with each other. However, I'm at loss for a topic. Are there any suggestions on a broad topic I can choose? Will free pizza be enough to get them to come, or do I need more to keep their interest?

Free pizza? Uh... anyways.

I think (if it was me) that just getting the word out that there is a group that meets for people with similar interests and struggles would work.

I would not need any more. I would, if I was there, go with no hesitation. I would not need anything extra at all. Just the chance to meet peers who have similar situations would be enough.

I would personally have the first meeting as low-key as possible, xbox, playstation you get the jist and go from there, I never used to plan the odd weeks i lead at a youth club and it went very well.
Later on, you can ask for a little feedback from people or put it in the 1st meeting, one you'll have to decide on the spot methinks, in your position thats what i'd do and be prepared to switch plans based on current feelings.

What we did for mine was to schedule a movie night for the first meeting and then talk about what we liked doing afterward. Some activities have been fun; others fell flat; but in general it's been a good thing.

Around here, free pizza is known as "the best college student bait you can buy". Highly recommended. Make sure to get a plain cheese for the vegetarians, and something other than pizza for anybody who can't have pizza (veggie tray/dip recommended, hardly anybody's allergic to that).