Morehouse College's New Student Orientation Song "I Got A Feeling" (videos, information, & comments)

                            

@Hbucgrad, 2023

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases one YouTube video short and two YouTube videos of the Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia) new student orientation tradition.

This post includes information and selected comments about this tradition. The lyrics to this song are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for historical and cultural purposes.

All copyrights are welcome.

Thanks to all past and present students, faculty, and staff of Morehouse College. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the producers and publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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ARTICLE EXCERPT ABOUT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE'S NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SONG "I GOT A FEELING"
from https://blavity.com/morehouse-college-orientations-look-lit "Morehouse College Orientations Look Lit" by Tomas Kassahun, August 14, 2021

"Morehouse College recently held its orientation for the new academic year and once again solidified its welcome ceremony as one of the most distinguished events in the country. In a video posted to social media, hundreds of new Black students, elegantly dressed in their suits, can be seen walking through the halls while being welcomed by upperclassmen who were singing the school's famous anthem.

"I got a feeling somebody's trying to sneak in our House," the crowd sang in unison as the new students walked through the building.

Some of the men are seen smiling from ear-to-ear while others are nearly brought to tears. The upperclassmen, who were locked arm-in-arm while singing and welcoming their younger peers, formed a line that extends from inside the hallway to the outside of the building. While receiving greetings from their brothers, the new students proceed with a straight line and walk outside in the night.

The Atlanta HBCU describes its orientation program as "a week of exciting, enriching, stimulating and life-changing experiences designed to prepare new students for life."…

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - I’ve Got A Feeling

Marlon Thompson, Aug 14, 2021

The Morehouse College alums welcoming the new students into their ranks.

[Lyrics]

I gotta feelin

I gotta feelin

I gotta feelin

that somebody’s tryin to sneak in my house

Morehouse!

[repeat]
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Morehouse College's song "I Got A Feeling" has the same tune and tempo as the African American Spiritual "Wade In The Water".

Morehouse College upperclassmen sing that song while standing in two parallel line while new students silently walk in a single file past them. The words to "I Got A Feeling" allude to the belief that being a Morehouse man is special and some of these new students may not have what it takes to meet those qualifications and to honor, protect, and expand on the legacies of Morehouse.  

Members of the historically Black Greek letter fraternity Omega Psi Phi, Incorporated also sing a version of "I Got A Feeling", excluding the name "Morehouse". Versions of "I Got A Feeling" are also sung by two historically Black Greek letter sororities "Zeta Phi Beta, Inc. and Sigma Gamma Rho, Inc. The song for each of those historically Black Greek letter organizations' "I Got A Feeling" song have the same tune and tempo and some very similar words as the Morehouse version of this song but have different performance formats (i.e. the song isn't sung while new students walk down the center of two parallel lines as is the Morehouse tradition.) I'm not sure which "I Got A Feeling" song was first and when it was first sung.

If you know any information about this song, please share that information in the comment section of this pancocojams post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Morehouse College New Student Orientation Fall 2021

Hbcugrad, Aug 13, 2021

Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia is one of the most prestigious historically black colleges. Every year the freshmen are introduced to campus by the upperclassmen and faculty with new student orientation. If this display doesn't give you chills, I don't know what to tell you.
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Selected comments with numbers added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeZE67ML1bY&t=13s

2022

@bobboy22
"History, tradition, academics, lasting friendships"

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@derennhollman6504
"Are they doing this ceremony every year?? If so, which classes are they for?? Like are they for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors??"

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@dannybellinger2827
"This is a tradition at Morehouse that happens every fall for new students. The upperclassmen have embellished parts of the tradition over the years, but this tradition happens every year.  You should see the "Parting Ceremony" that typically occurs on Thursday when the parents leave and the young men are in the hands of college."

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celebnewsandinfo2696
"Do transfer students get to do NSO week and this ceremony"

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@DRWHITFIELDDD
"Yes transfer students go through NSO"

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@CondiBeans
"So proud to see young Black Brothers at Doctor King's almamater"

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@Hbcugrad
"It’s a beautiful thing pride, etc....HBCUs CAN'T BE BEAT!!!!!"

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2023

@pakpaker6564
"Can an asian study here?"

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@SalimSivaad
"Morehouse welcomes its doors to ALL men who meet the academic standards. We have many Asian students and graduates we are honored to call our Brothers.

Salim ~ Class of ‘94"

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@avielgtb
"What a Legacy. I am proud to be among that number of brethren who can call themselves a Morehouse Man...and double legacy as an Omega Man!!! RQQ!!!" **** Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

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