<p>Why is it pretentious? Why do you care which colleges are members? I think secretly you hold these colleges in high regard. The way I look at it, this dating society is no different from that for Big 10, Pac 12, etc., just more national in scope. Unless of course, you secretly believe these are the “it” schools and are excluding non-“it” members. Obviously, it goes without saying that talent exists in many schools. This society is simply for a particular set of schools which, as you say, is arbitrarily determined. Let’s stop finding ways to be offended and the world will be a better place :)</p>