<p>I thought black velvet was too much as an image as well. There are many students at Ivies (and other schools) who have strong ethics and social consciences, even if they aren’t very religious. There’s lots of community service. (Which is why I never thought “they’ll know we are Christians by our love” was a particularly effective method of proselytizing, either). Religious kids probably do stand out more when it comes to some behaviors, though, like drinking and sexual morality. But again, this is not something peculiar to the Ivies (indeed, they are probably relatively muted in this respect compared to a lot of other colleges).</p>