Order of Program 2026 New Student Orientation
Welcome to the House THURSDAY, AUG. 13, 2026 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 & Dean of the College
Illya Davis ‘89 Director of New Students and Transition Programs & Instructors of Philosophy
THE VERIFICATION
THE GENESIS: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE THE MARKING THE ILLUMINATION
THE IMPARTATION
William Jefferson White and Gold Awwal Boswell ‘28 Michael Hairston ‘29
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Siebren Mapp ‘29
THE ASSEMBLAGE
THE GATEKEEPERS
John Hope John-Jaylen Gwynn ‘27
Roll Call Men of Morehouse
THE CANDLES
THE RITE TO SPEAK
Ancestral Roll Call Men of Morehouse
Christopher Lambry ‘27 President, Student Government Association
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Order of Program 2026 New Student Orientation
Welcome to the House THE PILLARS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Isaiah Stephens ‘29
RESPECT Landon Chalmers ‘27
AWARENESS Elijah Grace ‘27
SPIRITUALITY Damarion King ‘27
COMPASSION Solomon Clemens ‘28
TRUTH Noah Cathey ‘28
INTEGRITY Imari Welcher ‘27 WHO WILL CARRY THE TORCH? Aaron Burnett ‘27 Kylen Smith ‘28 THE EXODUS Class of 2030 SPECIAL THANKS WTTH CAPTAINS Brian Hunter ‘27 William Dunbar ‘28 SPECIAL THANKS NSO COMMANDERS Aaron Burnett ‘27 Kylen Smith ‘28 SPECIAL THANKS DIRECTOR OF NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION Dir. Damon Bellmon
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