If Darry from The Outsiders didn't have Sodapop and Ponyboy, could he have become a Soc?

Darry, or Darrell Curtis, is the oldest brother of Ponyboy, the narrator and protagonist of The Outsiders, and Sodapop. Darry is considered a "Greaser" because he grew up in the lower class neighborhood of the town (likely Tulsa, Oklahoma where the author, S.E Hinton, grew up) which is the setting of the novel. Because he comes from this neighborhood, Darry owes his allegiance to not only his brothers but other boys from the area including Dally, Steve, Two-Bit and Johnny.

In chapter one, Ponyboy reveals that Darry was a "popular guy" in high school and the captain of the football team. He received an athletic scholarship but was not able to attend for financial reasons. After his parents died he went to work in order to take care of his brothers. Because of his athletic prowess and overall popularity, Ponyboy relates that Darry had many friends in school including several "Socs" who were from the affluent upper middle class neighborhood and the natural rivals of the Greasers. In fact, one of Darry's best friends in high school had been Paul Holden, a Soc who played on the football team with Darry. Toward the end of the book, Darry fights Paul in the "rumble" between Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy speculates that Darry felt jealousy and hatred toward Paul, probably because he could have gone off to college just like Paul if things had been different. If it hadn't been for his brothers and the other boys of the neighborhood, Darry very well could have become a Soc, but circumstances didn't play out that way. Not surprisingly, Darry gets the best of Paul in the fight, and there is little doubt in the book that Darry would ever trade his life with his brothers for a life as a Soc.