Yeah that would open us up to getting all the wrong kind of traffic. Bearded hipster porn..
Anyways, back on track, I have set one up for my work and Wordpress is super easy to deal with. Sharing the hosting would be very helpful as well.
I would say that a new position of technology officer would be a good idea if we go down this road.
Another alternative would be to push on the store to get a site. This would provide for the local advertisement of events and create the point for new people to aim for. This would also allow us to keep the current forums private and club based.