We are definitely having a jack & jill/stag & doe. Pretty much everyone has one where we're from! It's a great way to get everyone together for a fun party and we know people who have raised as much as $15,000 at their stag & doe. It is a lot of work though, there are prizes to buy (we plan to get a Wii to raffle off, golf clubs, that sort of thing), tickets to be made up, a hall to rent, food to oraganize, liquor and beer to pick up (along with the licenses)...it's not something you can throw in a month, that's for sure. But the hard work is worth it! We are having ours a few weeks before we leave.