I observed in the past three years that cliques tend to be rather closed to totally new members. We were very friendly with other friends that had begun to hang around with us, but I noticed that we never totally included them into the clique. Cliques can be one of the most liked things about high school life. In your own clique, you make your memories with those who are supposedly your closest friends. However, these memories are not always good.
Cliques can be one of the most hated things that people remember about high school.
Although cliques don't necessarily limit the amount and quality of friends one makes, it does put a damper on things. That's due largely because someone has to take into account what their other clique members think. This often prevents us from being friendly to everyone around us. Still, I observe that people do try to be as friendly as possible, and I feel that this is the best policy. If you don't find it comfortable to be in a clique, you can always just try to find your own small group of friends.