I'm not trying to be dismissive and don't know much about these colleges but... Couldn't the description "organizations rooted in sociopolitical elitism (with

I'm not trying to be dismissive and don't know much about these colleges but... Couldn't the description "organizations rooted in sociopolitical elitism (with an attendant history of discrimination)" be applied to elite universities or the "ivy league" generally? Exclusivity, a taste of the old upper class traditions, a bit of mystique..