I agree with the advice to keep looking for a guild that is a better match for you. The right guild can be a great experience, as it does offer companionship, community service, and improvement in individual skills. It just might be the combination of women in that particular group. When I first started quilting, I went to a weekend retreat sponsored by the local guild I was not a member of yet. It was wonderful. I felt so welcome, and learned a lot that weekend. Because of that experience I signed up to attend the quilt retreat my sister always attended, a few months later. I felt so un-welcomed. There was a group of women that would dominate the whole conversation, and when I tried to strike up a conversation, I was pretty much shut out. There were a few women that were not from that particular town, that knew people that I did, they were friendly. So it is the people, not the organization. The idea of a guild is a good one. Don't give up on the idea.