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Illini Tailgate: Illinois vs Iowa
Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM CST
Gies Memorial Stadium, Lot 31, Champaign
Hosted by Suburban Illini Club
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Find your people. Then find them on game day.
Alumni clubs & fan groups
Alumni clubs, tailgate crews and watch-party regulars. Every group here is real. Join one to RSVP, talk in the group chat and know where everyone is watching.
Featured clubs
Clubs hosting game days, busiest first.
Verified clubUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Suburban Illini Club
Chicago Suburbs, IL · 20 members
OfficialUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
NextName Community
Chicago, IL · 18 members
The NextName community for Illini fans. Join the tailgates, watch parties, and game-day meetups, and connect with other fans before, during, and after every game. NextName is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the University of Illinois, Northwestern, any team, or the NCAA.
Every group on NextName
Verified clubs, official groups and any group with 50 members are listed here. Smaller groups are open by invite link.
Fan group or verified club?
Both get the same tools. The badge tells fans who runs the group.
Fan group
Anyone can start one: a watch-party crew, friends from school, fans in your city.
Start one in a minute. Fan groups join the directory once they reach 50 members.
Start a groupVerified club
Formal alumni clubs, chapters and chartered organizations. NextName confirms the club is who it says it is.
Start your club, then contact us to get it verified. Verified clubs carry the badge and are listed in the directory.
Get verifiedOfficial
Official groups are run by a school or one of its units, such as a college, an athletics department or a fund.
Set up with NextName by the school.
| Compare | Fan group | Verified club |
|---|---|---|
| Who starts it | Anyone | A formal alumni club, chapter or chartered organization |
| Badge | None | Verified, after NextName confirms the club |
| Listed on this page | Once it reaches 50 members | Always |
| Events, RSVPs, chat, tickets | Yes | Yes |
For alumni clubs and chapters
Your club, on game day and every day between.
Plan the watch party in a minute, see who is coming, sell tickets and keep members talking. Built for formal alumni clubs, chapters and chartered fan organizations. Starting a club is free.
NextName Chicago Alumni ClubVerified
Opener watch party
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:30 PM CT · Back room, Chicago
ARJMKD41 going · 12 checked in
General admission$30NextName keeps $3.00 (10%)
Group chatBack room is ours from 6. Bring a friend.
The tools that keep a club going.
Everything here works today, on the web and in the app.
Plan the watch party in a minute.
Create an event with a cover photo, the time, the place and a description. Add a sponsor if you have one.
Know who is coming.
Members RSVP from their phones, so you see the headcount before game day. They check themselves in when they arrive.
Keep it going all season.
Set up a recurring series. Members follow it once and see the whole schedule on one page.
Sell tickets to your events.
Set ticket tiers and prices. Before you publish, you see where each ticket’s money goes, including NextName’s 10%. Your club’s share is paid out once you connect a payout account with Stripe.
Keep members talking.
Every group gets a chat. Every event gets one too, plus a shared photo wall from game day.
Share the work.
Promote co-organizers, manage your roster and invite people. Everyone you invite gets an alert.
Get found.
Your club gets its own public page. Once NextName verifies it, it carries the Verified badge and is listed in the NextName groups directory.
Up and running in three steps.
- 01
Start your club
Create the group, add a photo and say where you meet.
- 02
Plan an event
Post a watch party or a tailgate. Members RSVP from their phones.
- 03
Bring your members
Invite people and promote co-organizers to share the work.
Free to start.
Starting a club, posting events, RSVPs and chat are free. When you sell tickets, NextName keeps 10% of the ticket price, and the editor shows you the split before you publish.
- Clubs, events, RSVPs, chat
- $0
- When you sell tickets
- 10%
On a $30 ticket, NextName keeps $3. The editor shows the full split before you publish.
Start your club.
Create the group in a couple of minutes, then post your first event.
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