The Coven go as far back as the Salem Witch Trials. They are very strict and don't allow witches and sorcerer to interact. The Elders give advice to the Coven Leader, but they can kick out the members seen speaking or associating with a sorcerer this also includes the leader. New witches who join it are often in their teens and mothers are one of the members. Whenever a girl gets her first period 8 days after they get their mothers do a ceremony for them, the coven way. Savannah knew of another ceremony that would make an Witch's powers stronger. So they did that instead. After The events of Dime Store Magic They banned Pagie from coming in state forcing her to move the other side of country