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We do regular Bible studies at my chapter. Maybe I can help.
Concerning a "good way to run" your Bible study:
Going through a book as a group can be a great idea if your group wants to add more reading material to their work load. At my chapter, we've found that guys don't like this idea as much simply for that reason.
Recently, our chaplain organized a group viewing of the "Passion of the Christ". For the past few weeks, our Bible studies have been focused the Gospel passages that the movie follows. This has provided him good structure for several weeks now.
Your current approach of reading verses and discussing them is great too, especially if you prepare in advance. Pick a theme (such as service to others), choose several verses that apply to the theme, think of discussion-starting questions to ask, and be a facilitator of those verses and questions during the group time. This preparation usually allows for more meaningful group time. If you need help with "themes" and verses, PM me with want you would like to do. I'd be more than happy to look things up for you.
Concerning "chapter participation":
Continue to make sure the entire chapter knows the time and place of the Bible study and that everyone is invited to come. We announce at chapter meeting each week. Also, announce what you will be covering that week in the Bible study. More members may attend if they hear you are discussing something important to them.
Make the topics you discus relevant to your chapter. My Fraternity puts out a few Bible study resources discreetly based on our Ritual (ATO Devotional and the Relevance Series). Yours may or may not do the same, but you can create your own series of Bible studies based on your own Ritual. You may attract more of your members with a Bible study that delves into your own founding principles.
There are also many Bible verses that concern "being brothers". While I personally believe the verses apply to how to treat others in your Christian family and other humans in general, they certainly can give you good discussion about how to treat each other as brothers.
Hope some of this helps,
Jason
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