<p>I understand what you’re saying–the Southern counterparts to the Northern preps. If I said anything that suggested I didn’t think they were “real”, I apologize for my imprecision–I actually have friends who couldn’t be MORE preppy–and they’re right out of North Carolina and Tennessee. My point is that there are knock-off preppy colleges that just aren’t representative of all preps (and a lot of them are in the Midwest and the South).</p>
<p>And I must say my distinction is real, though maybe not as obvious to many as it is to me (this is clear just because so many people disagree with me, haha).</p>