You need to ask to administrator to join the group, not the "join group" button. The administrator's email address is usnaparentcommunity@gmail.com. He signed us up within a few minutes.
The incoming plebes have 2 fb pages, one "official" and one that is private, but with the administrator's permission.
Your local parents club may also have a fb page. On the Maryland Parents Club page is a picture from last year's plebe picnic that they hosted a few weeks before I Day.
Thanks for the tips! I got a quick reply from Doug too and sent him a pic of the appointment certificate. Any other sites that are good to look for info on?
We went from having 2 or 3 requests to 30! Our admins are slowly verifying and adding members, so a little patience is appreciated. In fact, the requests are adding as I type this...