Importance
This is a lesson Sahil learned over summer 2021 (S21) - the team needs to feel like a team, and the best way to do so is to create opportunities for people to hangout, vibe, and relax. See Keep WARG Engaging! for further lessons learned in F23. All are welcome to add any ideas!
Strategies
Here’s some of the things we tried that improved the team bonding of WARG:
Dedicated Socials (2 hours and above)
Games
Board games (Board game night)
Poker
Karaoke
Holiday parties
Gingerbread houses
Halloween
Cooking
Baking Cookies
Cook night (somehow)
DIY Pizza
Trail/hike
Camping Trip
Paintball
Post-meeting or post work session outing (less than 2 hours)
Food
Ice cream
Bubble tea
Dinner
Sports
Climbing
Volleyball
Spikeball
more idea https://discord.com/channels/776618956638388305/1128113963025047692/1196825517681283152