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What is Secret Society Girl?
Secret Society Girl is the first novel in a series of books by Diana Peterfreund called the "Ivy League Novels." The second book is Under the Rose the third is Rites of Spring (Break), and the fourth and final book is Tap & Gown. On this site, we'll refer to the series as the "Secret Society Girl" novels, since there are many books that could be considered "Ivy League Novels," no matter what the subtitle to our favored secret society stories is!
This is a fanlisting for the book that started it all, Secret Society Girl: An Ivy League Novel. Of course, we're open to discussing the entire series of books!
Who is Amy?
If we told you we'd have to kill you. Amy Haskel, aside from being
the point-of-view protagonist of the Secret Society Girl novels, is
a dedicated writer working as the editor-in-chief of Eli University's literary
magazine. One day, she receives a mysterious phone call demanding that she
show up to a certain place at a certain time-- with not much time left on the
clock. Thinking the call is coming from the exclusive literary society on campus,
Quill & Ink,
Amy heads over there, only to be greeted by a group of shadowy silhouettes
who ask her all sorts of strange questions. Though she is suspicious and eventually
tells the crowd of shadows off, not that much later, she receives the infamous
black envelope that is said to be from the university's most prestigious, powerful
society: Rose & Grave. They've never invited women into their ranks before,
so why now? Amy grapples with everyday school problems, her best friend and
roommate Lydia, boy troubles with her managing editor and sometimes flirt-buddy
Brandon Weale, and eventually, whether or not to go through the process known
as "tapping," when
she becomes part of the Rose & Grave society once and for all....
What are everyone's Digger/Barbarian names?
Below is a handy chart so you can keep track of who's who in the Digger universe, as well as their "barbarian" (real) names and their "Tap Class," with the newest Diggers having the higher numbers. Click on their name to see a Dossier, if available.
| Barbarian (Real) Name | Digger Name | Tap Class |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Haskel | Bugaboo | 177 |
| Clarissa Cuthbert | Angel | 177 |
| Jennifer Santos | Lucky | 177 |
| Demetria Robinson | Thorndike | 177 |
| George Harrison Prescott | Puck | 177 |
| Joshua Silver | Keyser Soze | 177 |
| Odile Dumas | Lil' Demon | 177 |
| Benjamin Edwards | Big Demon | 177 |
| Gregory Dorian | Bond | 177 |
| Kevin Lee | Frodo | 177 |
| Omar Mathabane | Kismet | 177 |
| Nikolos Dmitri Kandes IV | Graverobber | 177 |
| Mara Taserati | Juno | 177 |
| Harun Sarmast | Tristram Shandy | 177 |
| Howard First | Number Two | 177 |
| Malcom Cabot | Lancelot | 176 |
| James "Jamie" Orcutt | Poe | 176 |
| Gus Kelting | Horace | 142 |
| Kurt Gehry | Barebones | ??? |
| ??? Cuthbert (Clarissa's father) | ??? | ??? |
| ??? (Doorman) | Little Demon | ??? |
| ??? (T.A. in Amy's Russian Literature class) | Tristram Shandy | 171 |
Other People of Note
- Lydia Travinecek - Amy's roommate and best friend.
- Genevieve Grady - Editor-in-Chief of the Eli Daily News [SSG], the campus newspaper. Malcolm "Lancelot" Cabot originally wanted to tap her for the class of D177, but when she discovered that Malcolm had been using her as a "beard," or false lover to cover up his sexual orientation, she reacted viciously. As a result, Malcolm tapped Amy instead.
- Glenda Foster - A senior staffer at Eli University's literary magazine [SSG], and a member of Quill & Ink. Experimented sexually with Demetria "Thorndike" Robinson.
Check out the "Diggtionary" for more!
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What's the deal with the "Secret Society" link on the official website?
You can gain access to the Secret Society by joining the official mailing list. Your first message will contain the code necessary to enter.
What's in the Secret Society, anyway?
Well obviously if I told you, it wouldn't be secret anymore, would it? It's easy enough to get the code, why not see for yourself?
More coming soon...
-Other character Dossiers
-Plot summaries
ELSEWHERE
- The Official Secret Society Girl series website
- The Official Secret Society Girl Mailing List
- Secrets of the Diggers - The infamous site from the novel Under The Rose. Currently defunct. Oh, well, you know what happens to people who mess with the Diggers...