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I echo the recommendation to appoint a faculty adviser to supervise the sorority intake process and pledge process. There should also be specific bylaws adopted by the co-ed group to deal with the issue of this integration of female members into the organization. I also suggest workshops regarding the zero-tolerance hazing policy, and appropriate conduct with members of the opposite sex (a workshop on professionalism, courtesy and sexual harassment/discrimination). Lay out some ground rules.

The women should have a set pledging period, and their activities should be pre-approved by the adviser in advance, with detailed lesson plans for how the new member education sessions will be conducted during pledging.

Given that these are founding "sisters" you might want to accelerate the pledging process for these particular women and initiate them sooner than would typically be done. My chapter's chartering president was never a "pledge." Twenty five years later, she is still a very active alumnae and none the worse off for it.

Best of luck to the students!