Nope. Don't belong. They post people's full names and pix of them and their work online. Tsk, tsk.
I used to belong to an informal group of sewers and knitters in the old neighborhood. Informal is good. Friends with rich conversational opportunities... and made to order snacks.
Love The Finishing School. It's a stark contrast to the "exclusive" guild mentioned earlier in the thread.
All this guild talk is almost identical to FRG talk. I guess all organized groups have their issues.