Home News & Opinion From the Magazine How Spelman and Morehouse welcomed the class of 2027Spelman students wear white dresses, neutral-toned stockings, and closed-toe black shoes for all special occasions.Photograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonHow Spelman and Morehouse welcomed the class of 2027New Student Orientation at Spelman and Morehouse was a bittersweet rite of passage for the class of 2027 and their parentsBy Auzzy Byrdsell - October 18, 2023491Graves Hall is a freshman dormitory and the oldest building at Morehouse College.Photograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonKatina Vinson kisses her son Eric Vinson as he prepares to attend the SpelHouse Convocation.Photograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonStudents welcome new arrivals and their families into Sisters Chapel.Photograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonFamilies and freshmen moving into Dorothy Shepard Manley HallPhotograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonParents reciting the ceremonial litany with their daughters during Orientation Closing CeremoniesPhotograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonParents get emotional during the Closing Ceremonies.Photograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonAtlanta Metropolitan African Dancers and Drummers at Spelman’s Sisters ChapelPhotograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonIncoming Morehouse (dark suits) and Spelman (white dresses) students entering the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel for the SpelHouse ConvocationPhotograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonAn Orientation leader adjusts his Morehouse brother’s tie.Photograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonIncoming men of Morehouse lined up in dark suits for the SpelHouse ConvocationPhotograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonMorehouse’s Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel Gospel Choir led by Rev. Kimberly Brown, director of Chapel ArtsPhotograph by Lynsey WeatherspoonThis article appears in our October 2023 issue.AdvertisementRELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHORDanielle Deadwyler: Made in AtlantaQ&A: All American: Homecoming star Geffri Maya on art imitating life, working with Coco Gauff, and why she’s forever grateful to AtlantaQ&A: Y’lan Noel on his role in Lady in the Lake, his metro Atlanta roots, and the value of daydreamingFollow Us69,386FansLike144,836FollowersFollow493,480FollowersFollowNEWSLETTERS