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Semantics
There's a wide difference in perception between "elite" and "elitist". Elite is good. But elitist implies behavior that lacks humility. To be in an elite organization is good; it says you're among the best. To be in an elitist organization implies that they think they're better than you.
People who hate greeks use words like "frats" deliberately. They use "elitist" deliberately too. We must control the words to control the outsome of the debate. Greek-haters try that against us all the time.
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