150th and 125th Anniversary Prayer

1874

1899​

Good and gracious God, we are thankful for the fraternal grace that unites generations of Omega Mu Brothers on this celebratory Pig Dinner Day, a day in which we celebrate our 150 years of fraternal brotherhood at the University of Maine, and our 125 years of being, proudly so, the Omega Mu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. We are historically exceptional, God, in the larger story of the history of University of Maine. Q. T. V. in 1874 to Phi Gamma Delta 1899: one great, coherent, unified fraternal narrative, God.

The First Omega Mu Fijis Brothers, 1899

We readily acknowledge, God, that we are the beneficiaries of a persevering human grace of generations of Q.T.V. - Omega Mu brothers who have shaped our brotherhood and made it endure in order for us to be here tonight. Because, God, our combined 150 Q. T. V. - Phi Gamma Delta brotherhood has always been a continuous labor of love and committed fraternal teamwork to always persevere in doing the right things in order for the well-being of our brotherhood to continue, in large and small ways, and always above and beyond the bare minimum requirement.

Our First Fraternal Home

Our Second Fraternal Home

The recently moved Q.T.V. Chapter is to the left, next to the recently completed center portion of Holmes Hall. 

The recently opened Hotel Ursa at Maine
is on the very site of our second
​Q. T. V. Chapter Hall.

Our Third Fraternal Home

Our Fourth Fraternal Home

Our Fifth Fraternal Home

It is a significant accomplishment, God, to truly celebrate, our 150 and 125 anniversaries because our Q. T. V. - Phi Gamma Delta brotherly heritage, God, is the defining gift of human grace. And, today, God, that beautiful, harmonizing human grace is here now with every Omega Mu brother gathered here tonight, for we are all part of our rich fraternal heritage at Maine, and we appreciate what we have fraternally built here together because we believe in the good of fraternal life through all of life. And it is this long-rooted grace that we applaud on this dual anniversary day, a day that is full of the generational grace of so many brothers coming together today, as we continue to live by the grounding, life-long fraternal motto of our Q.T.V. founders: “enjoyment, sociability, and the best interest of its members through life.” And this foundational fraternal truth, God, remains sovereign today, and it will continue to define and shape our Phi Gamma Delta brotherhood for another 150 years, faithfully. We remain one great fraternal alignment that is united and enduring in body, mind, and spirit. And we are proud that this day signals continuity with our past. pride in the present, and our ongoing persistence, hope, and determination for our future.  

"Enjoyment, sociability, and the best interest of its members through."

"He never misses a banquet of the chapter."

Perhaps, God, what is written in Proverbs 24 clearly speaks to how we feel about each other, the Castle, and all of our memories, and our common adventure in being Omega Mu Fijis: “By wisdom a house was built, and through historic understanding it was established; and its many, many rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Our fraternal home, God, the Castle, and all the brothers who have lived in all the rooms in our beautiful home, generate the memories that bind us all together through life, and that will surely continue.

"By wisdom a house was built, and through historic understanding it was established; and its many, many rooms are filled with rare
​and beautiful treasures."

Hosea Buck

So, yes, God, thinking about the fraternal past, our fraternal present, and our fraternal future we have a great deal to celebrate this evening. And, without doubt, without any hesitation, we trust and do not fear, that that our singular fraternal history will continue to grow with many generations of brothers living in our beloved Castle, and that you will be with us in all the years ahead. Your grace to our brotherhood, through our first 150 years, has been clear, God, and we ask that you continue to guide and sustain our brotherhood in all the years ahead because our fraternal history is special at the Maine. There is no doubt that our Omega Mu fraternal life will remain meaningful and satisfying for another 150 years as the historic fraternal brotherhood at the University of Maine!

Therefore, God, in brotherly unity, we raise our collective fraternal voices in gratitude for our 150th and 125th fraternal anniversaries, and we look forward to all the years ahead when young men will continue to enjoy fraternal life, together, adding to our rich fraternal heritage, in the unsurpassed grace and visual charm of our pre-eminent fraternal home, The Castle. God. Our Omega Mu brotherhood looms bright with promise, God.  Amen.

“What if the space be long and wide,
That parts us from our brother’s side
A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And memory links us hand in hand.”
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity song)

Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge