The fastest way to fill the room: Post your Event to GroupMe Campus

Students discover what’s happening by scrolling Campus in GroupMe. When you post your event there, you’re not just DM’ing a flyer, you’re putting it in front of your entire school’s discovery feed. That’s how you reach people beyond your existing group chats: first-year students who haven’t met you your fellow club members yet, commuters who don’t walk past your posters, and friends-of-friends who are browsing what’s next.

Bottom line: If your event isn’t on the Campus feed, you’re leaving awareness and attendance on the table.

Meet Event Groups: an event with a built-in chat

Classic “RSVP links” are one-way. Event Groups are two-way from the start. When someone taps into your event on Campus, they can join the event’s group chat, even if they’re not members of your main club chat yet. That unlocks:

• Asynchronous Q&A: Answer questions about dress code, location, or sign-ups without juggling DMs.

• Hype & engagement: Share sneak peeks, polls, and updates to build momentum.

• Day-of coordination: Pin the room change, drop a live map pin, or organize rides.

• Post-event follow-up: Say thanks, share photos, and invite attendees to your main GroupMe group.

It’s every phase of your event lifecycle in one place without forcing people to switch apps.

Campus-only visibility: fewer randos, more relevance

Events posted to GroupMe Campus are exclusive to your school community, which means the people discovering and joining your Event Group are students who actually belong on your campus. That helps you:

• Keep conversations on-topic and relevant.

• Reduce moderation headaches.

• Build a reliable pipeline of interested students for future events.

How to post your event to GroupMe Campus:

Create it from a Campus Event Template
Grab an event template from the campus events section to help get your event group started. Choose one of the curated ones or start from scratch!

Share an existing Event Group to Campus
You can always share an existing event to be visible on campus. Simply go to the event and tap the share button and toggle the event to be shared to your campus

Rich profiles = better connections

When people join your Event Group, you’ll see richer profiles, including interests and photos, so you can quickly understand who’s coming and tailor your messages. Planning a hackathon? Tag the coders. Hosting a charity gala? Ping those who love volunteering. You’ll communicate smarter from day one.

How to post an Event Group to Campus (quick start)

1. Open GroupMe and go to Campus.

2. Create a new Campus Event (this becomes your Event Group)

3. Add the essentials: title, date/time, location, and a clear description.

4. Upload a stand-out cover image, think bold, readable, on-brand.

5. Publish to Campus so your school can discover and join.

6. Use the built-in group chat to answer questions, share updates, and pin key info.

Best practices to maximize reach

• Lead with the benefit in your title. “Free tacos + trivia night 🌮🧠” beats “Weekly Meeting #3.”

• Use tags and clear descriptions. Help students self-select and find you faster.

• Post early, then pulse. Announce 7–10 days out, remind 2–3 days out, and day-of.

• Make it visual. A bright image with 3–5 words of text travels farther than a dense flyer.

• Pin logistics. Keep room numbers, parking, or rain plans at the top of chat.

• Activate your street team. Ask officers and members to join the Event Group and reply to questions to boost momentum.

What makes Event Groups different (and better) than a flyer or RSVP form?

• Discovery: Campus puts your event in front of the whole school, not just your followers.

• Conversation: Built-in chat = fewer DMs, faster answers, more excitement.

• Relevance: Campus-only membership means the right people are seeing and joining your event.

• Continuity: Convert attendees into long-term members with a single invite to your main GroupMe.

FAQs

Do people have to be in our main GroupMe to join the Event Group?

No. That’s the point, Event Groups let prospective attendees connect with you before they’re full members. Keeping your persistent GroupMe group separate from your public campus event activations

Can we moderate the chat?

Yes, treat it like any GroupMe chat: set norms, pin rules, and remove off-topic messages if needed. You can also convert the group to be a broadcast only group channel by toggling on Announcement mode.

If you want more people to show up, post your Event Group to the Campus feed. You’ll reach the whole school, answer questions in one place, and turn casual interest into real attendance and future members