[Ansteorra] Isabeau...Re: Newbies

[Jennifer Kroyer]

>
> Greetings Ansteorra,
>
> I recently posted a message on here in reference to my newbie status in
the SCA,  After speaking with our Baroness Suzanne I have come to the
understanding that there have been some hurt feelings in reference to my
message, It was not meant in any way to be disrespectful to my barony, It
was only meant to enlighten the kingdom on some possible issues with
involving new members into the SCA, And from the responses I received it
sounds like this problem is being addressed kingdom wide. I will not deny
that there have been several people in my Barony who have not
been welcoming at all. And from the responses I received it sounds like
there are always a few apples in every group that can spoil the whole
bunch. But I would like to state now that on the whole except for the
few, my Barony  has been outstanding in that respect. My Baron and Baroness
have been warm wonderful people very welcoming and after sitting down with
Baroness Suzanne she was just absolutely wonderful with  going over some of
the ins and outs of the SCA here, which I was not aware of. So I do
sincerely apologize for grouping the whole barony into the lump that I was
talking about when really it was just a handful of people. Unfortunately
it's a bad habit of mine to group everyone into a lump sum.

Very respectfully,

Isabeau
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> Jennifer Kroyer <jennifer.kroyer1 at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=jennifer.kroyer1@gmail.com>
>
> >>
> >> >I am new to the SCA and have a few comments in regarding to my newbie
> >> >status.It  Is not for my lack of trying to become involved, But I feel
> >> that
> >> >the older SCA members who have been involved for many years do not
> >> >embrace
> >> >the new members,  I essentially  have tried to delve myself into many
> >> >different activities and found more of cold shoulder type of attitude
> >> >then
> >> >a welcoming one, this pattern has pretty much turned me off of the SCA
> >> >where I am located at. I have read many of your comments and concerns
> >> about
> >> >retention and gaining of new members though what I have experienced, is
> >> any
> >> >indication of the way things are the SCA will never be able to gain or
> >> >retain new members. Granted this is just my personal experience, And
> many
> >> >others may have a more positive experience. With Gulf Wars  coming up
> >> >I  will not attend, I have not been formed at how it works and with
> this
> >> >being my first Gulf Wars I have no clue as to what to do, how to set
> up a
> >> >camp ( which I dont have a tent anyway), and no one really has given me
> >> any
> >> >direction in that process. I have attempted to get and gain as much
> >> >information as possible in reference to the Gulf Wars but there seems
> to
> >> be
> >> >a lack of communication in my Barony. Every time I attempt to attend an
> >> >event locally or to assist in some manner with preparation I am pretty
> >> much
> >> >received with a cold shoulder and ignored this is completely leading me
> >> out
> >> >of the SCA before I haven't even really began, I truly think this is a
> >> >great organization but there is some serious flaws in it.
> >> >
> >> >Very Respectfully,
> >> >
> >> >Isabeau DeSchamps
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