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Club meeting icebreakers that make new members come back next week

Questions for student clubs, hobby groups and community clubs: the first meeting of the year, what brought each member in, running the club together, and a round at the end of the term.

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Icebreakers№ 44

Recall the last time you tried something new just because you were curious.

Ikuwento ang huling beses na sumubok ka ng bago dahil curious ka lang.

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Would you try it again, or was once enough?

Susubukan mo ba ulit, o sapat na ang minsan?

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The questions

17 icebreaker questions for club meetings

Every question in English and Filipino/Tagalog, word for word from the Kumustahan decks. Open “Back of the card” for the reflection printed on the other side.

The first meeting of the year

6 questions

Interests and ideas, the reason clubs exist.

  1. What event would you choose if the ticket were free?

    Kung may libre kang ticket sa isang event, ano ang pipiliin mo?

    Back of the card

    Imagine the event is about to begin. What are you most excited to see?

    Magsisimula na ang event. Ano ang pinaka-gusto mong makita?

  2. If you could open a tiny shop just for fun, what would it sell?

    Kung magbubukas ka ng maliit na tindahan for fun, ano ang ibebenta mo?

    Back of the card

    What would you call your shop?

    Ano ang ipapangalan mo sa tindahan?

  3. What fun activity would you like to introduce your friends to?

    Anong masayang activity ang gusto mong ipakilala sa friends?

    Back of the card

    Imagine their first try going wrong in a harmless, funny way.

    Isipin na may simpleng sablay sa unang pagsubok nila na puwede ninyong pagtawanan.

  4. In an adventure story, would you be the guide, cook, builder, storyteller, or someone else?

    Sa adventure story, anong role ang pipiliin mo: guide, cook, builder, storyteller, o iba pa?

    Back of the card

    Your character has one familiar object in their bag. What is it?

    May isang pamilyar na gamit sa bag ng tauhan mo. Ano iyon?

  5. In a group, which role feels most natural to you: listener, storyteller, organizer, or side-comment person?

    Sa group, anong role yung natural sa'yo: listener, taga-kuwento, organizer, o taga-side comment?

    Back of the card

    Group roles can shift, but most of us have a default. It is one way people learn how to read us.

    Nagbabago minsan ang role sa group, pero madalas may default tayo. Doon din tayo minsan nababasa ng mga tao.

  6. If someone funded one helpful idea for your neighborhood, what would you build or improve?

    Kung may sasagot sa gastos, ano ang gagawin o aayusin mo para makatulong sa lugar ninyo?

    Back of the card

    Picture its first day in use. What would you be happy to see people doing?

    Isipin ang unang araw na ginagamit na ito. Ano ang ikatutuwa mong ginagawa ng mga tao?

What brought you here

4 questions

Better than any member survey.

  1. Recall the last time you tried something new just because you were curious.

    Ikuwento ang huling beses na sumubok ka ng bago dahil curious ka lang.

    Back of the card

    Would you try it again, or was once enough?

    Susubukan mo ba ulit, o sapat na ang minsan?

  2. If you had one free hour every week, what hobby would you go back to?

    Kung may isang free hour ka every week, anong hobby ang babalikan mo?

    Back of the card

    A hobby you miss can point to a part of you that still wants some space.

    Yung hobby na nami-miss mo minsan tumuturo sa part ng sarili mo na gusto pa rin ng konting space.

  3. What goal would you like to reach and celebrate with friends?

    Anong goal ang gusto mong maabot at i-celebrate kasama ang friends?

    Back of the card

    Pick the celebration's mood: quiet, silly, or a little of both.

    Piliin ang gusto mong celebration: tahimik, makulit, o kaunti ng pareho.

  4. What would you like to make more time for this month?

    Ano ang gusto mong bigyan ng mas maraming oras ngayong buwan?

    Back of the card

    Imagine an extra afternoon opens up. Would you spend it all on this or leave some time free?

    Isipin na nabakante ang isang hapon. Ilalaan mo ba lahat ng oras dito o magtitira ka pa ng libreng oras?

Running it together

4 questions

Share the work, not just the fun.

  1. What small thing do you naturally take care of during a hangout?

    Anong maliit na bagay ang natural mong inaasikaso kapag may hangout?

    Back of the card

    Some small things find the same person every time. It can be funny how a group quietly learns who handles what.

    May maliliit na bagay na laging may hinahanap na tao. Funny rin kung paano tahimik na natututo ang group kung sino ang umaasikaso ng ano.

  2. When doing something with friends, which small job do you enjoy helping with?

    Kapag may ginagawa kayo ng friends, anong parte ang gusto mong akuin para makatulong?

    Back of the card

    Would you still enjoy that job with a much bigger group?

    Gusto mo pa rin ba ang gawaing iyon kung mas marami ang kasama?

  3. When plans change, how do you decide what to keep, drop, or adjust?

    Kapag nagbago ang plans, paano mo dini-decide kung ano ang itutuloy, bibitawan, o ia-adjust?

    Back of the card

    Changed plans show priorities quickly. Sometimes the real answer is comfort, people, responsibility, peace, or simply energy.

    Kapag nagbago ang plans, mabilis lumabas ang priorities. Minsan comfort, tao, responsibility, peace, o energy lang talaga.

  4. For a good hangout, what matters most: tasty food, a comfy place, or good conversation?

    Sa bonding, ano ang pinakamahalaga: masarap na pagkain, komportableng lugar, o masayang kuwentuhan?

    Back of the card

    Imagine a hangout with your top choice and nothing fancy. Where would it happen?

    Isipin ang simpleng bonding na mayroon ng pinili mo. Saan ito mangyayari?

End of the term

3 questions

Once around the room before the break.

  1. What have you done recently that you are pleased about?

    Anong nagawa mo kamakailan ang ikinatuwa mo?

    Back of the card

    If your win had a tiny trophy, what would be written on it?

    Kung may maliit na trophy ang nagawa mo, ano ang nakasulat dito?

  2. What is something you can handle better now than before?

    Ano yung mas kaya mo nang i-handle ngayon kaysa dati?

    Back of the card

    Growth is often noticed in comparison. What used to shake you may now take less from you.

    Madalas napapansin ang growth kapag may comparison. Yung dati kang kinakabahan, baka ngayon mas kaya mo nang harapin.

  3. What failed plan with friends turned into a good memory?

    Anong pumalpak na plano kasama ang friends ang naging masayang memory?

    Back of the card

    The failed plan can be the story's best plot twist.

    Puwedeng ang pumalpak na plano ang pinakamagandang plot twist sa kuwento.

How to use them

Before you ask

A club keeps members when the first meeting makes them feel they belong, not just that they signed up. Most new members decide whether to come back within that first hour, and the deciding factor is usually whether anyone talked to them.

Open the first meeting with a question that connects to why people join clubs at all: a fun activity they’d like to introduce friends to, a tiny shop they’d run just for fun, the event they’d pick if the ticket were free. Then ask what brought them here, like something new they tried out of curiosity or a hobby they want more time for. Officers learn what members actually want from the club.

As the year goes on, use the running-it-together questions to share the work: which small job someone enjoys, what makes a hangout good. At the end of the term, go around once with what each person is pleased about.

Good for

  • High school and college clubs
  • Hobby and interest groups
  • Running and walking clubs
  • Community and civic clubs
  • New officers planning the year

Tips

  1. Have officers sit with new members, not with each other.
  2. Start every meeting with one question, even a 60-second one.
  3. Plan events from what people say brought them in.
  4. Give new members a small job by their second meeting.

Decks for this

Club meeting

Frequently asked questions

What are good icebreakers for a club meeting?

At the first meeting, questions about activities and interests, like a fun activity they’d introduce friends to or a tiny shop they’d run. Later, ask what brought them to the club and which small job they enjoy helping with.

How do you get new club members to come back?

Talk to every new member at the first meeting, ask what brought them in, give them a small role early, and start each meeting with a short question so everyone speaks.

How do you start the first club meeting of the year?

Introductions with one fun question, a short look at the year ahead, then a question about what members hope to do. Keep it under an hour and end with a clear next date.

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