[Ansteorra] Newbies

[STEPHEN STEGER]

Not Sure where you are located, but contact a fellow newbish type off list and we can talk. Perhaps we can find you the right niche.

Stephan

--- On Fri, 2/1/13, Jennifer Kroyer <jennifer.kroyer1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jennifer Kroyer <jennifer.kroyer1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Newbies
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Friday, February 1, 2013, 8:53 PM
> 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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