Welcome to BikeForums! You could probably meet a lot of riders by joining RU's Cycling Club/Team. If I remember correctly, they ride mountain, road, and cyclocross up there.

If your interested in riding across the country, there's a organization called Bike & Build (there's link in my signature) that raises money for Habitat for Humanity (and similar groups) by having college students ride from the east coast to the west coast during the summer.