Francie is a student at Chilton, who makes her way onto the scene during Rory's junior year, in season 2. Due to certain events with the school psychologist and headmaster, Rory was made to socialize with more people at Chilton. Rory ended up sitting at a table and included in an ill-fated initiation of The Puffs, a shady secret society at the school. Later in their senior year, Francie resented Paris' position as president of her class, and tried everything in her power to manipulate the student body government to do what she wanted to do.