Why won't this work?

VB Code:
  1. <Serializable()> Friend Class ExportObject

  2.     Friend Groups() As [b]New[/b] Group

  3.  
  4.     Friend Class Group

  5.         Friend GroupName As String

  6.         Friend Members() As Member

  7.  
  8.         Friend Sub AddMember(ByVal Name As String, ByVal ID As String)

  9.             'make the members object array big enough

  10.             ReDim Members(Members.GetUpperBound(0) + 1)

  11.  
  12.             Members(Members.GetUpperBound(0)).MemberName = Name

  13.             Members(Members.GetUpperBound(0)).MemberID = ID

  14.         End Sub

  15.     End Class

  16.  
  17.     Friend Class Member

  18.         Friend MemberName As String

  19.         Friend MemberID As String

  20.     End Class

  21.  
  22.     Friend Sub AddGroup(ByVal GroupName As String)

  23.         Try

  24.             'resize the group object array

  25.             ReDim Groups(Groups.GetUpperBound(0) + 1)

  26.             Groups(Groups.GetUpperBound(0)).GroupName = GroupName

  27.         Catch ex As System.NullReferenceException

  28.             'if this happens, the group object has not yet been initialized

  29.             ReDim Groups(0)

  30.             Groups(0).GroupName = GroupName

  31.         End Try

  32.     End Sub

  33. End Class

It tells me that arrays can not be declared using "new"

How am I supposed to make an object array from one of my classes?

Thanks in advance,

Squirrelly1