It makes life easier because you don't have to like the new ones. The Citadel and hazing. The Citadel and racism. A lot of my friends married Citadel men. They were good husbands, good fathers and good citizens.
Many women talk of cadets with possessiveness and protectiveness.
Similar groups exist today. Mothers and girlfriends and sisters of Citadel cadets still appear to be more upset than the cadets themselves about the Shannon Faulkner battle. They had wonderful dances and were a nice asset to the city. When my girls came along they always dated Citadel boys and had a lot of fun. Recently she happened to be on The Citadel campus as groups of cadets jogged by.