I hope you will try again, as a guild can be a wonderful source of friends. Being shy can sometimes come across as standoffish, and people don't want to intrude, but that is no excuse for the members. I hear that about our guild, however, when I first went, I joined some ladies and offered to help. After that I was welcomed with open arms and have been active for many years. Getting involved is one of the best ways to make new friends. Our guild has many friendship groups because the guild is too large to have time to visit with all the members. Groups sometimes become a bit cliquish, and that is not good. We have one lady who works very hard to welcome newcomers and takes them into her group and they all have tons of fun. I used to be very shy, but found that speaking up and saying, "I am new here, so please show me around" will do wonders. Enjoy the meetings, and let them know who you are!!