Leo felt a pang of recognition. He’d spent years being the "smart, boring brother" to Kai’s "beautiful, interesting brother." They’d both been reduced to one dimension by other people’s eyes.
Kai shrugged. "They're nice. Mu Tau, I mean. They said my jawline is 'an asset to the pledge class.'" He laughed bitterly. "They also asked if I could 'bring girls' to parties. Like I’m bait."
And that was the moment Leo understood. Mu Tau would have admired the shirt. Sigma Alpha Beta saw the person wearing it. The helpful part of the story is this: Kai didn’t join either fraternity that semester.