I have actually put quite a bit of thought into this question, even after we discussed it between the two of us, because you're right, it is six in one hand, half a dozen in the other. pros and cons to everything and you know my mind never stops working. I think weighing everything in however that you going ahead and posting wouldn't be a bad idea, to allow the story that is set to keep going. With there not being a limit to characters at this present moment, and us still open to recruits, it could prove to be a bit of a headache if we waited.
I don't wish anyone to read this as me throwing you under the bus however, that's not how it's meant at all.... We have many, many other ways that we can incorporate you into the story as we will be adding characters most likely throughout. I could actually go ahead and leave the assistant dean at the gates to greet new members for a while, or both the dean and the assistant dean can wait at the gates while their children showed the new classmates to their quarters, etc.
I am really, super excited for this game, and I certainly don't want people to lose interest while we wait and see what people who are not yet technically in the game are going to do.
EDIT: Not to mention, if we go the route of posting orders, it may be best to not have all the characters in the same thread, could be a great deal to wait on.