Welcome to the House
THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
THE RITE OF BIRTH Entrance of New Students
THE ELDERS’ WELCOME
Kevin Booker ‘90
Vice President of Student Services and Dean of the College
THE VERIFICATION
Alonzo Brinson ‘27
President, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Assistants Program
Illya Davis ‘89
Director of New Students and Transition Programs and Instructors of Philosophy
THE GENESIS: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
THE MARKING
THE ILLUMINATION
William Jefferson White and God
Landon Chalmers ‘27
Amir Staten ‘27
THE ASSEMBLAGE
John Hope
Braylon Bodison ‘27
THE CANDLES
Ancestral Roll Call
Men of Morehouse
THE IMPARTATION
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays
Zarek Moore ‘28
THE GATEKEEPERS
Roll Call
Men of Morehouse
THE RITE TO SPEAK
Kenneth Ugo ‘26
President, Student Government Association
Order of Program
2025 New Student Orientation
Welcome to the House
THE PILLARS
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Noah Cathey ‘28
AWARENESS
Tyler Mathieu ‘26
COMPASSION
Elijah Grace ‘27
INTEGRITY
Jeremiah Lowther ‘26
WHO WILL CARRY THE TORCH?
Johnny Simmons ‘26
Jeremy Avan ‘27
THE EXODUS
Class of 2029
SPECIAL THANKS WTTH CAPTAINS
Melvin Morgan Jr. ‘26
Brian Hunter ‘27
SPECIAL THANKS NSO COMMANDERS
Johnny Simmons ‘26
Jeremy Avan ‘27
Xzavier Leigh ‘26
SPIRITUALITY
Damarion King ‘27 RESPECT
TRUTH
Imari Welcher ‘27