When our club has a meeting, it is a meeting; every month. Secretary report, treasurer report, committee reports, etc. So we all sit there in silence. Then there is usually a demo or program. Those are usually very nice, but we all sit there in silence. Then if I really want to talk to someone afterwards, they've already gone home, and the ladies are trying to get the lights turned off so they can lock the door.
I do enjoy this group, when I get a chance to talk to someone, but I enjoy another group I go to that sits and sews from 4:00 till the wee hours if you want. Come and go as you please. If there are meeting things to talk about, it is done at the same time each evening, and all the sewing machines keep humming away. We talk about our quilt show, but not at every meeting. Those ladies have been very welcoming.