I experienced the same thing when I first went to a guild. Not one person spoke to me or smiled at me. I felt absolutely invisible. I was in tears when I left because I wanted and needed a group of women to teach and encourage me as I tried to become a quilter. I next went to my local library to see if there was another group -- and there was!l It wasn't an official guild but, instead, a group of about 10 women quilters who met twice a month in a church basement. They were enormously helpful to me and we had a lot of fun. You might check with your library or take steps to reach out to quilters in your area who might want to help form a group. Finding mine was one of the luckiest moves I've ever made.