Socs

The Socs are a large group of wealthy boys in The Outsiders. There are many Socs but few are named

Appearence and Attitude
Most Socs appear relatively the same, wearing dress pants and button up shirts. Most Socs also look down on the Greasers, seeing them as nothing but White Trash.

Structure
The Socs are a large group and have no known leader. The top popular boys such as Bob Sheldon were generally the leaders.

Background
The Socs are a large group of Wealthy Boys. They live in Tulsa around the 1960s and are obsessed with bullying the Greasers, even the ones that weren't necessarily criminals such as Ponyboy. They have even gone as far as using pocket knives, as seen in the beginning of the movie when a group chases down and cuts Ponyboy's neck. The Socs are chased off by Ponyboy's family and friends after the event.

Movie Drive-in
Socs are first seen at the Movie Drive in, particularly Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson as well as some other unnamed Socs. The Socs, especially Bob and Randy, are infuriated to see Greasers Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dallas befriending their girlfriends, Cherry and Marcia. They almost get into a fight, however, Cherry and Marcia go with their boyfriends to prevent the fight

Park in the Early Morning
Johnny and Ponyboy are sitting in the park at a very early hour of 2 AM. The Socs from before finding the Greasers in the park and drive up to them, despite it being Greaser territory, knowing that no one could help them at this late of night. Bob instantly recognizes them, calling them out for befriending their girlfriends. Ponyboy and Johnny realize that all of the Socs were drunk, making for a bad situation. Bob tells the Greasers that they are just white trash before intentionally spilling alcohol on Ponyboy. Ponyboy retaliates by calling Socs white trash with wealthy things before spitting at Bob and the other Socs. The Socs then chase down Ponyboy and Johnny. The catch the two and start to attack them. Two unnamed Socs keep Johnny on the ground while Bob and the rest try to Drown Ponyboy. After Ponyboy shows much retaliation, All of the Socs run up to try to drown Ponyboy, almost killing him. Johnny retaliates by using his blade to kill Bob Sheldon, intentional or not is unknown. In reactor to this, the rest of the Socs run away

After Bob's Death
After Bob's death, Ponyboy and Johnny Run away to Windrixville. While they are away, Bob's death causes major tensions between the Greasers and Socs, assumingly violent confrontations between the two saw a major increase. Eventually, the Factions decide to settle it all in a rumble.

The Rumble
In the rumble, Most if not all of the Greasers and the Socs gathered in the same park where Bob died to fight each other in a giant Rumble. The two factions go at each other, but clearly, the Socs lose as they retreat after the long fight. The Socs failed their goal then as the Greasers proved that they were the better faction. After this tensions between the two seemed to quiet down quite a bit, however, it is unknown if they came back up or not after the conclusion of the story

Trivia

 * While Cherry and Marcia are considered Socs, they nor any other female Socs get into any fights, thus making it questionable if they are actually part of the Socs
 * Randy is the only Male Soc to seemingly feel remorseful about the situation and his actions
 * The Socs are the only faction depicted to attack the other in the story, however, it is implied that some Greasers that were more like criminals would attack the Socs.