Ponyboy and Johnny realize that all of the Socs were drunk, making for a bad situation. Bob instantly recognizes them, calling them out for befriending their girlfriends. The Socs from before find 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. Johnny and Ponyboy are sitting in the park at a very early hour of 2 AM. They almost get into a fight, however, Cherry and Marcia go with them to prevent the fight. The Socs, especially Bob and Randy, are infuriated to see Greasers Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dallas befriending their girlfriends, Cherry and Marcia. The Socs are first seen at the Movie Drive in, particularly Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson as well as some other unnamed Socs. He also states that the Soc's themselves sometimes earn the ire of the public, and they are only considered better because they don't commit crimes on a daliy basis like most Greasers do. Ponyboy reveals that most of the Socs's behavior stems from them feeling that they are superior because of the amount of money they have. The Socs are chased off by Ponyboy's family and friends after the event.

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. 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.

The Socs are a large group of wealthy boys. They are a large group of wealthy boys who are the archenemies of the Greasers whom they clash with because of the difference in social class. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders, its 1983 film adaptation and its 1990 TV series, as well as being minor characters in That Was Then, This Is Now. The Socs are the main antagonists of S.E. Did you ever hear of having more than you wanted? So that you couldn't want anything else and then you started looking for something else you want? It seems like we're always searching for something to satisfy us, and never finding it. We're always going and going, and never asking where. We're sophisticated, cool to the point of not feeling anything. You Greasers have a different set of values.

~ Socs offering a haircut to Ponyboy Curtis.

That was then this is now the outsiders