These are frequently visitors who do not return to future meetings, due to the more advanced level of the majority of the members. Another important expectation is to meet new people. Only a small number of people list having fun as a primary expectation, even though one of the goals of the organizers is to make the meetings as diverse and entertaining as possible. There are several questions which request suggestions or desires for activities at club meetings. A popular suggestion has been game playing.
Some specific examples are charades, word problems, and guessing games.
Although most of the suggestions are positive, probably reflecting experiences members have had in regular English classes, there are occasional negative comments. Another suggested that the club not meet in a classroom on campus, but rather meet outside in a less formal environment. They frequently bring friends and tell other people about the club in hopes that they will attend. Others volunteer to give talks on their areas of study or work, but in fact, few go beyond their written offer and actually speak to the group. Because of the transitory nature of many visitors the current school year saw changes in the questionnaire.