When I was in a band, someone in the group said "Practice is on Tuesday and on Saturday" and we all stuck to it for a few years. Sometimes we'd even get together on a weekday to play a show, where even more people would show up.

It helps to have a reason to get together. At a certain point early in life, I think most people adopt a "no agenda, no attenda" attitude towards socializing.

Pick a regularly scheduled time, let everyone know they're welcome to come, and don't make them feel bad if they miss. Source: I've been co-hosting an online Hackathon with about 4-6 people on Wednesday nights for 10 years.

My tip is you pick some sort of weekly thing that you all show up to. For example, if religion is your thing, going to services is a super easy one. That's what I do and I know I'll see my friends there every week. But it could be trivia night, bowling league, whatever. You pick something important enough and people will schedule around it. Sure it's more effort than signing in to facebook, but the reward is greater.

We just decided it’s important. We have no agenda or goals, the only goal is to get together. And to support each other. We have arguments we laugh. It’s all over the place.

You just have to convince people that human socialization in person is important. If you have any exterior motive for doing it, I don’t think it will be as valuable. People need a time to just relax and get things off their chest and talk to people.

It's important to priority quality and consistency over quality.

That way when there it's 2-3 people or 10-15 the type and depth of conversations can vary.

It's a treat either way to have a few longer and deeper conversations, or maybe a different format with more people available..