About The Chapter

Our Mission

The mission of the Morehouse College Manhattan Alumni Association, Inc. is interwoven with the goals of the College to provide accessible education excellence for males primarily of African American heritage leading to the development of quality community leaders. It is our objective to achieve this mission through supporting the financial growth of the College, assisting in recruitment of qualified students and serving to better our African American community in New York. We believe through our actions, the Morehouse College Manhattan Alumni Association will continue to aid in the growth and prosperity of our alma mater, Morehouse College.

“Over the heads of her students, Morehouse holds a crown that she challenges them to grow tall enough to wear.”

— Dr. Howard Thurman ‘23

The Morehouse College Manhattan Alumni Association was chartered as a corporation on October 19, 1990 by Kenneth M. McClure, Earl Andrews, Byron Johns, Wendell Bristoll, Eugene Lowe, Sr., Robert T. Ross, and Edgar Smith.

 

Over the years the Association has demonstrated its commitment to Morehouse and the community through programs and activities. These activities have grown into three events that we sponsor on an annual basis.

  • The Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Breakfast

  • Morehouse Summer Mixer

  • Annual Summer Picnic

“..to develop Renaissance Men – leaders with a social conscience – who will champion the causes of equality, justice and peace in their communities and around the globe.”

— Dr. Robert M. Franklin '75

Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund

 

The Morehouse Manhattan Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund is the result of an effort by the New York alumni to aid financially deserving students from the New York City metropolitan area. The endowment intends to encourage the matriculation of young men who are academically sound, spiritually conscious, and socially responsible. Criteria are as follows:

1. Demonstrated financial need
2. 3.0 GPA or better
3. Permanent resident of NY or NJ
4. Community service involvement