Welcome Campers, to another great year at IGGPPCamp! Each year, participants of IGGPPCamp are sorted into ‘Troops’. (This is optional– you can still participate in camp if you don’t sign up for a Troop!) These smaller groups are led by 3 counselors who will help organize Troop specific events and activities. Get to know the Campers in your Troop, show your Troop Pride, and collaborate on the Camp Cup Challenge! This page is your handy guide to all of this year’s Troops and the fantastic and illustrious counselors who will be leading them!
TROOP CURIOSITY
Welcome to the crew, campers - your mission is to have the best IGGPPCamp ever! Grab your toolbelt and climb aboard this hunk-of-junk starship to explore the cosmos with Troop Curiosity! We’ll be jumping through portals, visiting unknown planets, and unlocking the secrets of the stars…
Counselors: Arcadia, Bebop, Phaux
Judit (she/her) aka Arcadia
When Judit was a little girl she used to spend the Summer nights with her friends laying on the pavement*, looking at the stars and dreaming stories of spaceships and beings from other planets. She would have loved going to Space Camp! If she's not looking at the stars you can find her hugging trees, learning all the crafts or dancing. She's juddofalltrades on Instagram *no light pollution back then.
Top 5 geek loves: Languages, Science Fiction, Fantasy, The Crafts all of them, Gardening
Favorite camp activity: The crafts and the games
Favorite camp food: Any s'mores stravaganza
Favorite camp memory: The feeling of belonging and all the laughs
Rhiannon (she/her) aka Bebop
Rhiannon, aka Counselor Bebop, loves snacks, stickers, and surfing the stars with her crew in Troop Curiosity. She operates the communicators on Starship Iggle (aka the IGGPPC Instagram account). You can find her on insta at rhiann0nw!
Top 5 geek loves: The Sims, Animal Crossing, journaling, Disney, Sario
Favorite camp activity: The big all-camp games
Favorite camp food: S'mores made with Choc Liebniz biscuits
Favorite camp memory: Reading everyone's silly answers in the Shadows Game and Rip it or Ship it
Caitlan (she/her) aka Phaux
Caitlan is quite the mysterious one! It’s common that you will find her relaxing and listening to true crime podcast, painting, building miniature rooms, or even gaming. If she had her way it would be Halloween all year round. One dream in her life is to be surrounded by foxes.
Find me on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/foxbehindthetreeTop 5 geek loves: True Crime, Witchy/Spooky things, Video Games, Miniatures, Foxes
Favorite camp activity: Making memories
Favorite camp food: All of the snacks!
Favorite camp memory: “Every campfire will be warm, every campfire will have many stories told in front of it” 2020 Camp paintalong
TROOP PULSAR
Troop PULSAR welcomes all who are inquisitive about space and all its wonders on a sci-fi adventure whether you’re into science or just the vibes. As we were getting ready for you, we stumbled into a space rift that had appeared in our cabin and found ourselves in an abandoned research station named Planetary Ultra Light Station of Astronomical Research (PULSAR). What is going on at the station? What is Ultra Light? What snacks are we having? Use your crafting skills to make the tools needed and apply your geeky insights to shed light on these nebulous mysteries during this year’s camp!
Counselors: Grayson, Hera, Kosmos
Hélène (she/her) aka Grayson
Since she was a little girl, Hélène has been told that she's an airhead. That's great for looking at the sky, but not so good for organising things. Her love of space was reinforced when she adopted her cat, Jupiter. In her spare time, you'll probably find her reading, sewing or trying to make the world a fairer place, although the latter is also her job. You can find her on X or Instagram : @Arenaw_h and on discord arenaw
Top 5 geek loves: Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings, Disney, sewing, Bridgerton
Favorite camp activity: Meeting new people
Favorite camp food: Chocolaaaaaate
Favorite camp memory: Every moment I spend laughing with my friends, either because we were cooking very lately and messing the recipe or when we slowed down discord because of glitter bombs battle to end camp.
Sara aka Hera
Long-time camper, second-time counselor, and lifelong geek! I love music, the internet, and birds.
Top 5 geek loves: YouTube, internet culture, video game music, Disney Parks, Gravity Falls
Favorite camp activity: Arts & crafts
Favorite camp food: Popcorn
Favorite camp memory: Blanket fort night at my second-ever camp in 2016
Kristiina (she/her) aka Kosmos
Kristiina is an illustrator, graphic and game designer hailing from Finland. During the darkness of the northern winters, she has a lot of time to gaze at the stars around us; her favourite constellation is the Big Dipper. She finds nebulas to be an artistic inspiration.
Kristiina spends a lot of her time painting, singing, baking, reading, and gaming. Her favourite spot in the whole universe is her family’s cottage without running water or electricity where she enjoys the lake and foraging bilberries. You can find more about Kristiina on her website kristiinaseppa.com!
Top 5 geek loves: TTRPGs, speculative fiction, video games, musicals, (bad) horror movies
Favorite camp activity: Meeting people at troop video chat
Favorite camp food: Home-made marshmallows
Favorite camp memory: The camaraderie of troop Scallywag in 2022
TROOP STARDUST
Looking for a place to get away, with some groovy tunes (and actual grooves, thanks to the rings of our planet)? Stop by Troop Stardust to relax, unwind, and enjoy one of the best soundtracks in the universe!
Counselors: Peachy, Saturn, Supernova
Kim (she/her) aka Peachy:
Kim, aka Peachy, is a fourth-time counselor who loves coffee, crafts, and cocktails. If she’s not rocking out at the nearest Local H concert, you can likely find her reading by the lakeshore or sneaking snacks from the mess hall. Her favorite part of IGGPPCamp is helping new campers feel welcome and blanket fort & wine night.
Kim can be found on Instagram as ThePeachMartini.Top 5 geek loves: Coffee, true crime, old-school arcades, Chicago, cocktails
Favorite camp activity: blanket fort & wine night
Favorite camp food: s’mores!
Favorite camp memory: Investigating Four Shadow Island and uncovering the mysteries of the Lake Monster Cult.
Harlow (any) aka Saturn:
I'm Harlow, AKA Counselor Saturn, a uni student! I study environmental science, though my interests tend to be a bit all over the place. I really like writing and collecting as hobbies, and I love yapping to other people with similar interests! I've only gotten into pen palling as well as this group recently, so this will be both my first year in the camp and as a camp counselor! I'm really looking forward to it!
Top 5 geek loves: Mythology, classic literature, writing, video games, tabletop games
Favorite camp activity: Swimming, especially in lakes!
Favorite camp food: S'mores, especially with reeses in them!
Favorite camp memory: Huddling into the barn on rainy days and playing card games, especially rummy, with other campers.
Mathilde (She/her) aka Supernova
Camp Counselor Supernova (or Mathilde, or Belette) lives in France, but she’s for sure from another planet! She's been waiting all year long for IGGPPC Summer Camp in her space-themed bedroom, because it's her favorite time of the year! She loves cinema, science-fiction, crafting, music, stargazing and meeting new friends. Don’t forget to invite her at your secret karaoke party, she’ll happily sing about stars and planets and aliens.
Find her on Discord and Instagram: @matseithTop 5 geek loves: Science-Fiction, Horror, Disney, Dressing up, Cinema
Favorite camp activity: Any craft activity
Favorite camp food: S'mores!!
Favorite camp memory: During my first IGGPPCamp, I couldn't understand properly what "s'mores" were: everybody seemed to know what it was except from the frenchie... So I spent a lot of time googling recipes, learning facts about s'mores, and since I've eaten the first one it's been my fave camp snack.
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