<p>“I was at a party recently where freshman boys from an Acronym School showed up with bizarre hairstyles. I was told that “some of the boys” cut their hair to show support for their team a couple weeks before… They looked ridiculous, and it was obvious hazing, which they submitted to in the name of “team spirit.” My wife looked at them, and thought DS needn’t bother applying there next year…”</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they didn’t have to do it if they didn’t want to, and no one on their team would blame them. It’s not hazing. It’s, to quote a freshman on the swim team of the school I think you’re talking about, who also shaved his head bald, “opportunity of a life time.” It’s something to write home about. It’s bonding. It’s team spirit.</p>