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Contrary to other definitions, preps are not sluts or whores. We do not shop at stores such as Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle, and Hollister. These stores are for posers. Public school imitators who think that because they can pop a collar they are preppy. Real preps shop at Lacoste, Polo Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, J. Crew, J. Press, Lilly Pulitzer, Saks, Nieman, Burberry, and other select boutiques. However, prep is not only a kind of clothing, it's a way of life. The word 'prep' is derived from preporatory schools. Prep schools, or boarding schools, are not for delinquents or children who need discipline. They are elite, east coast schools for progressive, forward thinking students. Such schools are Phillips Exeter, Andover, Choate, Lawrence, Groton, Hotchkiss, Deerfield, Loomis, etc. These schools prepare students for elite colleges, especially the Ivy League. At these schools, preps are very particular about their grades, sports, and lives. While the general public has portrayed preps as jocks, bitches, phonies, and otherwise unintelligent people, we are actually very well learned. We acheive acceptable grades and always keep up appearances. To an outside observer we are model teenagers, but as any prep will tell you, our lives are much more intricate. We throw huge, alcohol infused weekend parties and have very wild sides in private. However, nothing we do is tacky and we would never be so tasteless as to fight in public. Any problems or issues are buried within our personal lives and definitely not disclosed to the public. Preps come from long established families who belong to country clubs and partake in preppy approved sports. Tennis, golf, lacrosse, crew, and horseback riding are a few examples. Preps do not flaunt their wealth, we simply have it. Pearls are a young prep's jewels of choice. We vacation on the Cape, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Aspen, tropical islands, and European countries. All preps have read The Official Preppy Handbook written by Lisa Birnbach (1980) and to learn more, you should, too.