by bmat » Apr 10th, '13, 17:51
Join the club. Most do have some sort of rite of initialization but I've belonged to a few and I've never seen anyone turned away do to lack of skill.
Things to remember. Magic clubs are usually pretty cliquish, but you can usually break into the clique. Many memebers don't actually perform. Not everyone is very good so be careful who you take advice from. However it does make for a fun evening. You will get out of it what you put into it. And if you find one person you can trust bounce ideas around with, etc then you are ahead.