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Convocation History

Initiated in 1994 and open to all incoming undergraduate (freshman and transfers) students and their parents and family members, New Student Convocation is a ceremony to officially welcome new students to Georgia Tech. There are four overarching purposes for this event:

1. To inspire students

2. To welcome students to the Georgia Tech community

3. To acquaint students with Tech's mission and traditions

4. To serve as a rite of passage for entering students

Just as Commencement is a ceremony that marks the completion of study, New Student Convocation celebrates a student's entry into higher education. It is also one of the first formal events where the Institute's President will address new students and their families and welcome them to Tech's academic community.

Sophomore Welcome

The Sophomore Welcome is a Tech Tradition that was proposed by students in 1995 and remains one of the highest honors a rising sophomore can receive. Each year an outstanding member of the current freshman class (rising sophomore class) is chosen by a committee of faculty and staff to deliver the Sophomore Welcome at Convocation. Previous recipients of this honor are listed below.

2012: Alyssa Monserrate

2011: Norquata Allen

2010: Merry Hunter Hipp

2009: Jeremy Feaster

2008: Kristina Self

2007: KC Young and Alina Staskevicius

2006: George Ray

2005: Eli Riddle

2004: Laura Janet

2003: Allison Passione

2002: Steven Schneider

2001: Cassie Pope

2000: Sara Cames

1999: Corrine Batchelor

1997: Anita Sethna

1996: Drew Frazer

1995: Jennifer Stancil

Program Archive

Click on the year below to see the Convocation Program.

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

Video Archive

Each Year, the Georgia Tech Alumni Association's Living History program creates a special video, specifically for the incoming class, that is shown at New Student Convocation. Below are the videos for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 ceremonies.