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I'm not sure on how significant the differences between sisterhood and brotherhood are, but I felt the same way at one point in time. I initiated three semesters ago, and most of the ppl that I grew close to in the fraternity, were either my pledge brothers, or some of the older members, because I wanted to learn, and be guided as soon as I could. Now, I'm considered and old schooler in my fraternity. Yes, I'm a Junior, and after this semester, there will be a mere handful of members that are older than me. Most of the members I got to know really well, graduated. It's a long story about our history and how we almost went undera few years ago, but I won't get into that. The suggestions that I've read are great. Move into the house, if that's not possible, get involved, do anything and everything. Invite the members you don't know as well out to do things, to get to know them a little more, even if it's a cup of coffee, a beer, or what not. That's what I began doing, and considering that we have a gizillion younger members running around, I was doing this a lot. Then I realized that how can it be a brotherhood if there are "brotherhoods" or "cliques" within the brotherhood. So we reinstated our weekly brother nights on top of all the other hoopla going on. IT WORKED, and I think everyone is getting to know everyone again. We are all beginning to become close.
damasa
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