I've belonged to my guild since it first started in about 1995. At first we were a program of the YWCA, but we have since struck out on our own. We meet once a month, on the second Thursday night. We have some sort of program most months - speakers, pot luck, technique night and in December (tonight!!) we have a catered dinner (Guild pays half, member pays half) & a huge amount of donated goodies to raffle. We have many workshops thru' the year, some given by that month's speaker, others given by our own members, as well as philanthropy quilt-ins. We have a quilt show every other year.
I'm also a past board member of the Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds, which has a membership of over 100 guilds - all shapes & sizes! It's true that I'm prejudiced, but I have heard from our speakers that we are one of the friendliest guilds they have been to! :D