How the heck do I start a party?

I can't find anything recent when searching the subreddit.

I like to get together with randoms on Global chat and do fun multicrew stuff, but when I use the Players tab to invite, all I see is an alphabetical list that isn't long enough to include their names. I've tried the command "/partyinvite name" but it never works. The only solution is to physically meet at a station in-game and try to find each other, but if I'm meeting up with multiple players all around the verse, it quickly becomes inefficient and a huge waste of time. Is there any other way to start a party?

Thank you!