The lounge filled with young, eligible men and women hoping to make meaningful long-term connections. Men straightened their ties. Women tucked unruly strands of hair behind their ears. Both groups perched on the edges of their chairs, waiting for overtures, hoping for the chance to make a lifetime connection.

This venue had no music, no dance floor and no flirting. “I’m looking for a J� O� B,” said Nick Hunter, a third-year student at the University of Georgia School of Law.