Originally Posted by Rainy Day
We have two guilds near where I live - one is closely knit and pretty cliquey, the other is great. Guess which one I am joining?
Or maybe they're just good friends outside of the guild and hang out together the rest of the month.
I really don't think most guilds are cliquey at all. They're full of women that have known each other for many, many years and are friends outside of the guild and do other things together.
It can take a good long while to get to know people that you only see once a month. Most guilds have people that only come to a few meetings and then disappear.
If you only go to three or four meetings and sit in the back by yourself and never talk to anybody and then go around bad mouthing the guild you really haven't given them a chance. Go sit in the middle! Introduce yourself to lots of people! Tell them "I'm new to the guild." Give them a chance to get to know you!