well, the SCA is in most big cities—so you can just google it and see. :)
I fell into it by accident. But there are lots of them out there. You just have to follow your own interests. There are often tight-knit communities that are built of fans of some obsession… that then just go on to build a community of friends—though not necessarily with the inbuilt morality function, but I don’t think that’s necessary… after all, you could instill a “pay it forward” mentality into any group.
I’m mainly familiar with the geeky and nerdy ones—SF fandom is another good example. But there are communities of expats, people dealing with certain life-issues (eg traditional self-help groups, weight-loss groups, single-parents groups etc), but also entrepreneurs clubs, alumni of various schools… basically whatever you can think up, some group has built a supportive community around it.
The SCA is unusual only in that it really attempts to build a long-term community out of what people would normally consider to be a short-term interest. I’ve known third-generation SCA members (ie their grandparents joined and their children and grand-children grew up in the society).
...and if you really can’t find a group like that nearby… you can always start one.
well, the SCA is in most big cities—so you can just google it and see. :)
I fell into it by accident. But there are lots of them out there. You just have to follow your own interests. There are often tight-knit communities that are built of fans of some obsession… that then just go on to build a community of friends—though not necessarily with the inbuilt morality function, but I don’t think that’s necessary… after all, you could instill a “pay it forward” mentality into any group.
I’m mainly familiar with the geeky and nerdy ones—SF fandom is another good example. But there are communities of expats, people dealing with certain life-issues (eg traditional self-help groups, weight-loss groups, single-parents groups etc), but also entrepreneurs clubs, alumni of various schools… basically whatever you can think up, some group has built a supportive community around it.
The SCA is unusual only in that it really attempts to build a long-term community out of what people would normally consider to be a short-term interest. I’ve known third-generation SCA members (ie their grandparents joined and their children and grand-children grew up in the society).
...and if you really can’t find a group like that nearby… you can always start one.