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Welcome to the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club! 
We’re so glad to have you! This will be your guide to all things International Geek Girl Pen Pals 
Club (​IGGPPC​) and your handy reference page for quick links as you learn to navigate our site. 
Begin Your IGGPPC Quest 
 
Press the START button: 
The first thing to do is ​register​ for the site. You’ll need a username and an email address so you 
can post on the forums and sign up for a pen pal.​Register here​. 
 
Exploring the IGGPPC Map 
 
Adventure with Pen Pals: 
We all know it’s dangerous to go alone, so ​sign up for a pen pal​ on the ​fifteenth of each month 
unless otherwise noted. You will be matched based on the five “Geek Loves” (the things you nerd 
out about) you list as well as your age range. ​Register for a pen pal here. 
 
Connect With Your House: 
Level up by getting sorted into ​your appropriate house​ based on your age range. ​This page​ lists 
the houses and age groups, as well as instructions for gaining access to your house “common 
room,” the private forum for your house only. ​Get sorted​. 
 
Go On Quests: 
Our site hosts an amazing array of ​activities​ for you to find outlets and make friends. We have 
bookworms and fitness teams, movie buffs and baking champs, gamers, crafters, photographers, 
you name it! Most groups have ongoing activities that you can jump into at any point. ​Read about 
activities here. 
 
Increase Your Party Size: 
Our ​forums​ are a great place to meet a variety of people and discuss nearly any topic you can 
imagine. You can find updates on activities, talk about real life stuff, find people going to 
conventions near you, and get answers for questions all in one place. ​Check out our forums 
here. 
 
Swaps and Exchanges: 
Want to trade geeky items and make some new connections? Our ​swaps​are some of the most 
active parts of our sites. Members host all sorts of swaps and exchanges throughout the year, and 
the staff hosts a few larger ones as well. In the past we have sent out holiday cards, IGGPPCamp 
care packages, and other fun things. ​Read all about swaps here. 
 
   
 
Increase Your Stats 
 
Earn Karma: 
One of the fun things we have on the site is ​Achievements​. Achievements can be earned through 
finding them (they are hidden everywhere), by participating in certain events and activities, 
activated by doing things on the site (like posting on the forums), or awarded by staff in special 
circumstances. You can ​read more about earning achievements here​, or​see all the available 
achievements here​. 
To unlock an achievement, enter the given code into the box that looks like this: 
 
It is available in the right hand column on every page, or in the bottom right of the home page. 
+5 Charisma​: 
Our ​blog​ is called +5 Charisma and contains a wide variety of topics of interest to our sparkly 
geek community. Everything from interviews with people about their cool jobs to book reviews, 
fitness challenges to movie reviews, news and even giveaways can be found on our blog. ​Read 
our blog here. 
 
Charm Bomb​: 
We have a monthly ​podcast​ in the form of Charm Bomb, a tidy little package filled to the brim with 
geeky goodness. Discussions, stories, debates and occasionally general silliness can be found in 
this dose of extra charm. ​Listen to the preview and meet the podcasters here, ​and find all the 
episodes ​here​. 
 
The Stuffed Envelope 
Want the latest news from the land of IGGPPC? Sign up for our​newsletter​, The Stuffed Envelope, 
for a monthly digest of everything happening on the site, as well as upcoming events and 
important announcements. ​Sign up here. 
 
The Rest of Your Adventuring Kit 
 
Keep Up With What’s Happening​: 
How can you keep all of the events and activities straight? We’ve got a​master calendar​! You can 
find everything happening in the world of IGGPPC, and even transfer events to your own personal 
Google calendar.​All of the times listed on our site are in GMT​, so be sure to check your local 
time as well. ​Check the calendar here. 
 
Discover New Lands: 
One of the best ways to find other members of IGGPPC is to follow our social media. We use the 
hashtag ​#iggppc​ for nearly everything, and you can connect with folks all over the world with that 
one tag. ​Find all of our social media here. 
 
Customize your avatar: 
If you want a ​custom image​ for your profile, you will need to sign up with​Gravatar​. It is owned by 
WordPress (which hosts our site) so you are not going to another company. It is all “in house,” so 
to speak. This image will appear not only in your profile, but on your forum posts as well. ​Set your 
avatar here. 
Know the Lingo: 
Does it seem like we’re speaking our own language? In a way we are! Here are some phrases 
you’ll hear as you hang around the site: 
Iggle:​ A member of the IGGPPC community. That’s you! 
Overlords:​ The staff members in charge, and the ones who will match you with your pen pal. 
Ninjas:​ Other staff members who flit around the site, making sure things go smoothly. (​meet the 
whole staff​) 
IGGPPCamp:​ An annual event held in the summer/winter (depending on your hemisphere) full of 
activities, games, live events, and other amazing things. (​more here​) 
Monthly Themes:​ Each pen pal round has a theme, and we spend the whole month celebrating 
that theme. (​see recent themes here​) 
Jimbob:​ Our mascot is a little snail with an adorkable pair of glasses named Jimbob. (​our 
announcement of Jimbob​) 

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