Feeling disconnected to cohort?

Currently in a private program and it's been about about two months since classes have started. To be quite honest, I'm not really feeling super connected with my cohort just yet. I'm not bubbly but I'd like to think I'm easy to talk to. I am also observing that there's this one student systematically indoctrinating the entire cohort to be their friend and inserts herself in every student's presence. It's been getting a little inappropriate so I've been keeping some distance since I felt like I was being treated more like a minion than a person. I've been chatting with other people to stay sane and want to form organic friendships but since it's hard...can I make it through the program being mostly independent?