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If I were a collegian starting out with a core group of women, I'd hold a meeting and have a brainstorming session to discuss what our purpose should be. Based on that, and the structure of other sororities we had observed, I would appoint committees to research and offer recommendations for the following (that would be voted on by the membership:
1) Name
2) Mission Statement
3) Symbols/Colors/Open Motto
4) Philanthropy
5) Campus Involvement and Spirit
6) Academics
7) Ritual and Traditions
Once these had been decided, we would elect officers, and invite a board of faculty members to serve as our advisers. These would be honorary members who would help guide us and help us remember our goals as students and leaders.
Next, I think we would try to establish a social calendar that included mixing with both Greek groups and non-Greeks, to establish our presence and interest potential new members. With the assistance of the faculty advisers, we would create a new member program that both allowed new members the flexibility to fit sorority in with their school and outside lives, while also preparing them to become sorority leaders and outstanding members of campus.
I think that if I were a founder, listening, patience and tolerance would be three virtues that would be vital to ensuring a successful founding and establishment of a new organization.
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