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And I (and probably others here as well) see the SFU swim team 'bonding' as degrading!
You say that this was probably all voluntary, but was it really. Your own post talks about peer pressure - which IS a part of hazing. Alcohol induced peer pressure is even worse than sober peer pressure - but it is peer pressure and hazing none the less. This sort of event really does NOT build team unity nor respect for teammates.
I guess this shows the major difference between guys and girls on the topic of hazing. For guys, any form of hazing shows off their masculinity and so they see nothing wrong with it - good, harmless fun. For girls it is just plain old degrading, lowering self-esteem and self-worth (I can promise you that no woman with a health self-esteem would actually WANT to have suggestive photos taken). Even if a woman WERE to tell a sexual fantasy of you, could you truly say that you would look at her with respect or just as a sexual object?
I'm glad to hear that SFU did what it did - especially a week before defending a title. It proves that the school takes hazing seriously and does not let athletic programs determine school policy. Hazing is hazing (someone had to have thought up this event and it sure wasn't with the thought of building teammate respect!)
Sarah
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