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I was a member of the Junior League of Washington for about six years. One year shy of going sustainer. In my opinion, the JLW itself was not a good experience. The volunteering I did however was. And the people were nice that were on the committees I were a part of. However, the politics of the JLW, the disorganization, the "elite inner circle" and their rules I found were way too much. I wish it was more like a "sorority for grown women" but it wasn't. It was volunteering. A few social events but it was difficult for me to take part in most of them. And, the outside cas needed for lunches, admission, food, arts/crafts etc took me by surprise. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm happy to volunteer my time and money but would like some notice. The communication (or lack of communication) I had from the league made my decision to quit a very easy one. And, DC being such a transient city, I met many people from other leagues and they hated their experience with the JLW unfortunately.
I'm still waiting for a response from the JLW after sending them three e-mails last year. Oh well.
I'm volunteering with another organization and love it so much more.
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