In my experience, most American universities don't have much in the way of organized club-type things for people who aren't undergraduate students, unfortunately. (I've spent close to 4 years in two graduate schools, and still have failed to figure out how to meet people as easily as I did in undergrad).
Most of the people I've met have been through roommates and classmates and people who work in the same building as me and it kinda spreads outward. There's also a decent chance with looking for out-of-school activities. The "activities" section of Craigslist can sometimes be good for this, or looking for book groups at the library or bookstore, or google "Ithaca" and the name of what you're looking for. I also know people who've had a lot of success with meetup.com
Good luck! Hopefully they'll be some good bonding within your department, and definitely take advantage of any beginning-of-year orientation or meeting activities the grad school offers.
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Most of the people I've met have been through roommates and classmates and people who work in the same building as me and it kinda spreads outward. There's also a decent chance with looking for out-of-school activities. The "activities" section of Craigslist can sometimes be good for this, or looking for book groups at the library or bookstore, or google "Ithaca" and the name of what you're looking for. I also know people who've had a lot of success with meetup.com
Good luck! Hopefully they'll be some good bonding within your department, and definitely take advantage of any beginning-of-year orientation or meeting activities the grad school offers.