Process of Research

My steps for researching in my organization is going very slow process. I check out two books from the library that I believe would help in the research project. One of the books that I checked out was written in a journal style format and describes the process of pledging through first person. The book only helps by describing the process of pleding into the sororities. It explains some of the things that a person may go through during this pledge period.
The second book has more statistics information about sororities and it is informative. The book will help me out on certain information. I haven't figure out on what view or approach on how I am going to write my paper. I am still brain storming on the ways of how I am approaching the proporsal. The researching is still in first phase and in the process of gathering other information that may support or give me ideas on how to go about on my topic for the proporsal.