You've heard about it. Members wear robes and congregate in that garden by the library late at night. It's NU's secret society and as it turns out, it does exist and it's sillier than that movie with Pacy from Dawson's Creek.

A few years ago, The Daily "exposed" Deru, the secret society that could be found on PH under "secret society" (only at NU). And I think it's time that the information resurfaced.

Fifteen student leaders are chosen by the powers that be (Mary Desler?) to improve campus life. But as one Daily column concludes, it's all a little counter productive and the society fails at life.

Students already living on the third floor of Norris are asked to join another group to secretly improve campus life? Why not let them focus all of their overachieving energy to DM or Mayfest or Arts Alliance? And to make it even more silly, Deru is associated with the university. President Bienen even attended one of their "secret" events back in 2000. So now you have someone to blame for those creepy, robe-wearing kids not letting you smoke up in that secret garden anymore.