Order of Program 2021 New Student Orientation
Welcome to the House THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
Franklin L. Forbes Arena
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 New Students and Transition Programs and Instructor of Philosophy
THE VERIFICATION
T. Micah Washington ’23 President, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Assistants Program
THE GENESIS: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE THE MARKING THE ILLUMINATION William Jefferson White and God Jordan T. Loman ’23
THE IMPARTATION Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Torre Stokes ’22
THE ASSEMBLAGE John Hope Kylen Dent ’23
THE GATEKEEPERS Roll Call Men of Morehouse
THE CANDLES Ancestral Roll Call Men of Morehouse
THE RITE TO SPEAK Michael D. McGirt ’22 President, Student Government Association
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Order of Program 2021 New Student Orientation
Welcome to the House THE PILLARS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Douglas Burnett III ’23
RESPECT Bryin Thomas ’23
AWARENESS Javien Moore ’22
SPIRITUALITY George Anthony Pratt ’23
COMPASSION Bryson D. Hill ’22
TRUTH Kenyon Spotts ’22
INTEGRITY Jalen Curry ’23
WHO WILL CARRY THE TORCH? Jaden Alexander Cody ’22 Director, Welcome to the House
THE EXODUS
Classes of 2024 and 2025
DIRECTOR Jaden A. Cody ’22
CO-DIRECTORS Xavier Wood ’22 Timmy Thongkham ’22 Andrew DeSouza ’23
ADVISORS Illya Davis ’89 Kevin Booker ’90
CHOREOGRAPHER N.K. Condua ’15
Special thanks to Donnell Williamson ’15 and Seth Brown ’15, Oratory Coaches 2