Word: cliquey
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...rookies like Davis, life at the Andover training camp can be pretty lonely. The older, established players tend to be cliquey, partly from habit and familiarity, and partly to perpetuate their established positions. None of the rookies, however, find anybody not friendly. It's just business. Some of the linemen, for example, could not say who their defensive coach was. "We were never introduced, so I just call him 'coach,' says Melvin Witt, a 6-3, 265-pound tackle from Arlington State in Texas...
...Crimson first broached the subject, it would be entirely appropriate for its editors to call a meeting of those interested in the project. The association should be open to members of the three upper classes and of the post-graduate courses, should be large enough not to be cliquey, and should admit only those who are willing to do earnest work...