From Facebook Groups to Instagram Pages

Hi all! At Iowa we use Facebook groups for incoming students, but we’ve noticed fewer students joining them and more gravitating toward unaffiliated “Class of” Instagram pages. Our FB groups have screening questions to keep things secure, but Instagram doesn’t offer that, which creates a whole mix of problems. We’re exploring the idea of creating private Instagram pages to meet students where they already are. I’m curious if anyone here has experience running or managing “Class of” Instagram accounts. Any advice would be helpful!