how to say "結拜"

[Happy Jan]

we are sworn brothers and sisters…………
To be honest, it's not easy to find such kind of kindred spirits, so we do cherish this friendship very much!!

Dear All,

In this club, James and Cathy are the Pioneers and I'm the Founder.
James, Cathy, and I are 結拜兄妹.
but how to say we are "結拜兄妹" in English ?
Or how to say we have 結拜ed ?

by Happy


From left to right, the three standing persons are
Happy, Cathy, and James.

[Wayne]

James, Cathy, and I are 結拜兄妹.
James, Cathy, and I are sworn siblings.

Or how to say we have 結拜ed ?
結拜 become sworn siblings

[euphorian]

Sworn siblings that crosses gender-barrier aren't really all that common.
Not too sure about "sworn sisters"

Here is an indepth article on this topic:

http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/scriptorium/jyebay.html

This is for those who feel that ordinary friendship just isn't good enough...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraterniti ... sororities

[Happy Jan]

James, Cathy, and I are sworn siblings.