***Hi there***

Intelligent Schaumburg Singles Club  is a very friendly, fun, well organized singles group with events that are safe, fun, and do ***not*** revolve around drinking, gambling, or other questionable habits. That means you will never see us plan a pub crawl, go to casinos, or meet at a strip club. (I am not kidding; there is a social group that actually wanted to do an event at a strip club! Ewwww!!!!) We may do an event once in a great while at a pub, but generally, our events are very sobriety friendly.

We always have several diverse events going on each month that are budget friendly, fun, safe, and make it easy for you to make meaningful connections with others for friendship and healthy dating, monogamous relationships. We are a very friendly, welcoming, diverse group and we know you will love it as much as we do!

Our events are gender balanced; meaning that we do our very best to make sure there is a pretty equal number of men and women at the event so everyone has a chance to meet someone special as well as make new friends. Otherwise, what is the point?

While we always love new members, please read the criteria before you decide to join us as we do not make any exceptions to our rules and regulations. We are very strict with our rules and regulations to make sure that the group operates smoothly and is fun for everyone. If that is not something that fits with you, then there are other singles groups here on Meet Up you can join, but we guarantee they are nowhere nearly as well organized as we are.

Yes, I know this list of criteria is long but we expect you have read this before you join us so there are no unpleasant surprises for anyone:

• ·         * You need to be single; not in a bad relationship that makes it seem like you are single; not in a bad marriage that makes you wish you were single again; not in the process of a divorce thinking you will be single soon; not in a trial separation testing the waters of being single;not living with an ex; not romantically involved in any way with others.  You need to be ready to be involved in a meaningful relationship.  You must meet this criteria. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!
•  We ask that prior to joining us, please make an honest, unfliniching inventory of yourself and your life. Are you really, truly ready to find someone to have a serious relationship with or is this something you deep down inside fear? Do you have the time to give to someone for a relationship or is your life just crammed with game nights with the boys, violin practice, work and running the world that someone would feel like there is no room for them? This group is for people looking to find love and are serious about it; not just saying it.
• ·          * This group is gender balanced; that means that we try to keep an equal number of men and women in the group. It is waste of your time and ours if the group is 80% female or male.   If we have too many men or women in the group, your membership will be denied. Please do not take it personally. If that is the reason we give you for declining your membership , we encourage you to try to join again at a later date.
• ·         *  Because we are focused on being gender balanced so that all of our members have the best chance to meet someone, we ensure our events are gender balanced as well. If the event resembles girls night out or guys night out, we do reserve the right to cancel it. If that is the case, we will certainly give you advance notice so you may make other plans.
• ·     While I love to hear from my members, we ask that you refrain from posting questions, concerns, remarks, etc as comments on our pages. Unfortunately we have had to ban this because of people abusing this feature. So if you have anything to say, please drop me (Elizabeth) an email and I will always get back to you PDQ.
• ·            * We do a wide variety of Meet Up events so that you actually get to know the other members. We do everything from dinner, coffee, breakfast, game events, but all in safe, comfortable, friendly settings so you always feel welcome to be with us.
• ·             *   Our events are limited to a set number of attendees so it does not feel or become overwhelming.  This creates a more cozy feel and allows people to actually get to know each other through conversation. It also ensures we can continue to not charge dues to our members :)
• ·               *Because our events have limited attendance in order for it to create camaraderie, we always offer a wait list for all events. We always encourage you to get on the wait list if an event fills up.
• ·              *   We meet in places that are conducive to healthy individual behaviors as well as good relationship patterns.
• ·               *We expect that upon membership you will read our rules and regs page, know what is expected and what you can expect from us; click on the pages tab and you will find it there. We also have some great tips on safety and security when going on a date with anyone, so it is definitely worth checking out. 
• ·            *Our age range is about 25 - late 40ish; not that we do not like golden girls or silver foxes, it's just this is the age range of the group. We won't go so far as to card you, unless we suspect you are under 18,  but please be in this range.
• ·             * This is not the place for NSA or friends with benefits. We are geared for LTR types of folks.
• ·           * We do not tolerate disrespectful behavior at any time, any where! You will be removed from this group immediately if you do!
• ·           * We are sobriety friendly. You can order a drink at our dinners if you would like, but we mostly do not hold events at bars or do pub crawls. Mom always said you can't meet a nice person at a bar, so why ever would we do a Meetup there?!?!
• ·              * We are open to all religions and races. We cherish diversity so we expect our members to be respectful and accepting of others differences. 
• ·           *We mostly meet up in the general Schaumburg/H.E area on weekends. If this does not work for you, then check out the dozens of singles groups here on Meetup.com that may be better for you.
• ·            *This is a singles groups for heterosexuals only. That means you are straight; not asexual, bi-curious, bi-sexual, or any other variation. While we are accepting and supportive of our friends in the GBLTS community, this group is for people who are straight and know it.
• ·               *You need to fill out your profile in its entirety; otherwise your membership will be denied.   Our questions are very general and open ended with respect to your privacy but we **do** need you to answer them throughly.  We also expect that your name is on there; no weird nicknames, monikers, etc. We respect your privacy so you do not have to have your full name on there, but it does help if we know what to call you. We do not expect you to have a picture of yourself on your profile if you are not comfortable doing so; Pet pictures on your profile are certainly welcome! :) We do expect all profile pictures to be appropriate, tasteful, and fully clothed. That means we do not want to see you shirtless, pantless, see cleavage, butt cracks...you get the idea.
• ·            *  Leadership reserves the right to decline your request for membership.  Please do not email us wanting to engage in a debate or discussion as to why we have declined you. We do not have the time, patience, nor desire to engage in such superficial matters.
• ·              *  If you RSVP yes, we expect you to show up. If your plans change, then change your RSVP. We do not tolerate No Shows; we expect you to use the contact info we give you for each event to alert us if you are late, lost, or have an emergency.If you are a No Show to any event, we do reserve the right to remove you from the group. It may sound harsh but the way we see it, you are on your best behavior when you attend our events. If your best behavior includes standing up the group and being rude, then we have no further interest in you.

      If you agree with how we run this group and will abide by what we have clearly described, then we would love to have you join us. You will be glad you did.   

And if you do not believe me, then just read the group reviews for yourself and see what our members have to say! So on behalf of all of our members, we look forward to meeting you very soon.

Sincerely, The Leadership Team of ISSC