Here's what you need to know before you get involved. They'll discuss the history from their perspective of what works and whom to stay in touch with. Another group will try to recruit this person too. This person is immediately torn as to which clique to belong to. It's like junior high school.
Cliques are support groups made up of people who believe in the same things.
One of the characteristics of cliques is that they exist where there is no conflict resolution process - there's no formal place people can go to resolve their differences. Cliques aren't necessarily bad. In fact, they provide a good source to fill people's need to belong. Problems occur, however, when cliques support policies that the administration doesn't support. Cliques that go against management's will often become a detriment to the organization.