I think you can look at it this way: when you were a pledge, you were the young'un, and you were loved by everybody already in the organization. Now you're the one that can give the love to the new young'uns. I think it's awesome!!
On a similar note, I'm finding that I have a whole bunch of things in common with my little sister (who is currently still a pledge) that I didn't even know about. I never thought that I would be bonding so closely with her, and I'm excited to spend time with her after her initiation!!!