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Ever belong to a cabal or clique? In school, at work, in your neighborhood, among your family/friends? Why?

I was always a LONER never a joiner. Not my cuppa tea.

One exception. In Junior College I joined a sorority. Why? Just to see if I could. I don't know why to this day. I was a LOUSY member. Got along okey dokey. But each day at lunch time they'd meet "at the wall" on the campus of Pasadena City College. It was kinda mandatory. Guess who didn't show up? SIGH.

We did have fun at the campus-based sorority and fraternity parties. Harmless fun by today's standards. The big deal was a keg of beer. Now who knows?

And for Easter week one year we had a blast. We rented a house in Laguna Beach as did some of the other sororities and fraternities on campus. We all hung out together and watched out for one another. I have to tell you that was absolutely the most fun time I've ever had being a joiner. I remember it fondly. I was 17 at the time. Honestly. I really was 17 once upon a time!

Confessions of a self-professed LONER. We all have skeletons in our closets right? That is mine! Belonging to a sorority for heaven's sakes! Me! Seriously?

What skeleton(s) do you have in YOUR closet(s)? Wanna share?

Posted - March 13, 2019
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  • 17027
    If clubs, trade unions and professional associations count, yes.
      March 13, 2019 5:35 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Aren't you OBLIGED to join a trade union R? That doesn't count if you have no choice and want the job. As for clubs and professional associations. Were they formed specifically to plot against competitors?  I think the NRA started out benign enough but morphed into this monstrous evil you see today.  What other clubs associations groups began benign and turned? Thank you for your reply and Happy Wednesday to thy!  :)
      March 13, 2019 5:44 AM MDT
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  • 17027
    Not always. Membership in the PSU, ASU and currently the TWU is strictly voluntary for office staff in the positions I've held - but I joined each time. Collective bargaining power, worth every penny. As for clubs, I've played a lot of team sports. You have to join the club to be on the team. If studying opposition tactics is "plotting", then I suppose we did - we certainly tried to beat the competitors every time we played against them.
    Right now I'm a member of two associations not including the Union - South Australian Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, and Adelaide Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association. 
      March 13, 2019 6:58 AM MDT
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  • 6098
    Never was asked.  I have served as a Director (board of directors) of artistic institutions and on my town's Conservation Commission. This post was edited by officegirl at March 13, 2019 7:06 AM MDT
      March 13, 2019 7:05 AM MDT
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