<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

Hi there, I didn't want to post this on my original account, so please pardon how new this one is.

A bit of backstory: I've know the girl for about a year and a half in college now. She's a friend of a friend (also 19 F) who I have hung out with a good amount. Let's call the girl I have a crush on and is the friend of a friend Lisa, and the original friend Jane. (I don't really use the names too much anyways, so it's not a big deal)

Anyways, my organization had an event and we were supposed to bring a date, and I waited too long and couldn't find anyone. I asked Jane if she wanted to go with me, turns out she recently got a boyfriend and said no. So she asks if I want to take Lisa. I said sure, got her information and asked her myself. She said she would go.

We went on the organizations function and had a great time. We kissed there, but I don't remember too much from that night. Since then, we've been occasionally texting and snap chatting, but nothing sexual. I want to make it though, but I don't know how.

I want to talk to her more, but I don't want to seem so desperate. I want to hang out or invite her out, but I don't know what we would do. I don't want to invite her to hang out to do nothing.

I haven't had very much luck with women in the past. Most of the time it ends up that we just stop talking, and I sincerely do not want that to happen this time. 

My organization has a formal event a few weeks from now where we'll be going to a hotel for a weekend and we're allowed to bring dates. Right now, I want to ask her to go, but I want to be more connected with her so that asking her is not as far out in left field as it is now. 

Before, or after, this formal event, I would like to start actually dating her, but I don't know where to start.
<bot>: I don't know how to continue to connect with this girl without coming off as desperate, and don't want to awkwardly invite her over. How do I go about this?.