Orientation

Welcome to the House Ceremony

Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, Maynard Jackson, Sam Jackson, Walter Massey, John David Washington, and Louis Sullivan all began their chapters in the Morehouse story as new students. The Morehouse legacy endures with the arrival of the 2022 class of first-time freshmen and transfer students. This ceremony serves as your official entry point into the Morehouse experience. Welcome to the House.

“Walk among the hills listening to the Voice. Then, become the Voice.” (1979) “Morehouse, do not make God repent for having created you.” (1980) –Howard Thurman

ORDER OF PROGRAM


THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022 AT 7:30 P.M.

FRANKLIN L. FORBES ARENA
Entrance of New Students
THE RITE OF BIRTH
  • Entrance of New Students
THE ELDERS’ WELCOME
  • Kevin Booker ’90
    Vice President of Student Services and Dean of the College
  • Illya Davis ’89
    Director of Freshmen and Seniors’ Academic Success
    Director of the Morehouse Accelerated Academic Program
    Instructor of Philosophy
THE VERIFICATION
  • T. Micah Washington ’23
    President, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Assistants Program
THE GENESIS: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
House Ceremony Marking
THE MARKING
THE ILLUMINATION
  • William Jefferson White and God
    Bryce Willliams ’25
THE ASSEMBLAGE
  • John Hope
    Kerry Singleton ’24
THE CANDLES
  • Ancestral Roll Call
    Men of Morehouse
THE IMPARTATION
  • Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays
    Kendall Moore ’24
THE GATEKEEPERS
  • Roll Call
    Men of Morehouse
THE RITE TO SPEAK
  • Mark Nichols ’23
    President, Student Government Association
House Ceremony Pillars
THE PILLARS
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
  • Elijah Gipson-Davis ’23
AWARENESS
  • John Curry ’23
COMPASSION
  • Alonzo Frederick ’23
INTEGRITY
  • Bryin Thomas ’23
RESPECT
  • Jalen Boney ’23
SPIRITUALITY
  • George Anthony Pratt ’23
TRUTH
  • Daryl Boderick II ’23
Welcome to the House Torch
WHO WILL CARRY THE TORCH?
  • Douglass Burnett ’23
  • Michael Anthony Williams ’23
THE EXODUS
  • 2022 New Student Class