
If you were just trying to date her sure, but you said yourself, you’re a social guy who likes making friends. If your intentions is to see if she and you might be compatible that isn’t just befriending her for no reason. Especially if you don’t stop being friends with her if it doesn’t work out.
Definitely start off just normal and friendly and kinda feel her personality out a little bit and then as you maybe become closer friends ask her to hangout just the two of you. You don’t even have to make it obvious that you like her yet, but maybe after that then you can open up about how yiu feel. I think she’d appreciate that much more than just suddenly asking her out out of nowhere yk