Oh, yeah, big time. SCA folks think SCA politics, from rank to garb snarking, are just an SCA thing, but they can be found everywhere, in allegedly as mundane locations as condo board meetings and churches, and chess club, and and and and!

Jane, sorry to hear there's all this junk going on in your chapter. If you can't influence it (I know you have tried) voting with your feet might at least let you enjoy the organization again. Are there lots of other members who see the nastiness (how big is a chapter?)