Our Omega Mu brothers who served in the military are cherished and constant fraternal friends, and we would like to say thank you for the steadfast, purposeful commitment you made to our nation to defend those four freedoms we all believe in: “Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.” For those brothers who were killed in defense of these freedoms, they will always occupy a consecrated place in our linked fraternal heart because they exemplify the idea of superlative commitment, strength, and fortitude for the good to the end itself. The greatness of their collective purpose and will, on our nation’s behalf, will never be forgotten. By their “clear-eyed faith and fearless heart,” these brothers have left us a fraternal legacy that echoes what we often say about Omega Mu Fijis: “Perseverance and determination are omnipotent.” Their code of integrity, courage, duty, responsibility, and self-sacrifice on behalf of our nation is a powerful legacy that we will always be proud of as Omega Mu Fijis. Whether it was at New Orleans, Red River, Fort Blakely, Marianna, San Juan Hill, Santiago de Cuba, Chateau-Thierry, Verdun, El Guettar, Elba, Monte Della Vedetta, the Battle of the Bulge, Rabaul, Inchon, Pusan, Chosin Reservoir, Pork Chop Hill, Hue, Easter Offensive, Phu Cat, The Iron Triangle, Hamburger Hill, la Drang Valley, Bien Hoa, Khe Sanh, Rumaila, Al-Batin, Medina Ridge, Kabul, Kandahar, our Omega Mu brothers have demonstrated devotion to duty in defense of freedom and liberty. They are the stability of our nation, and we, the Omega Mu brotherhood, revere, honor, and salute their persevering and determined spirit within our great nation and our historic brotherhood. We will always honor the heroism of all of our brothers who have served in the armed forces from the Civil War to the present. Thank you. Omega Mu Veteran |
Omege Mu, 1982
Historically,
It is worth
Pondering,
Is it not,
The long
Interesting
Chain of
Omega
Mu
Nicknames, our
Deep-rooted
Folkloric
Fiji tradition,
The human
Bread of
Our brotherhood
That dates
Back to
Our Q.T.V
Foundating
In 1874,
And has
Has remained
A linking
Fraternal strength,
Nickname-
To-nickname,
One-by-
One, in
Linked
Historic
Form, like
Verse, in
Helping creating
A wonderful
Fraternal
Pulse of
Fraternal cheer
And good
Humor within
Our Omega
Mu
Brotherhood
And life-
Long
Friendships,
And, when
It is all
Said and done,
That,
Over the long-
Haul of
Life, means
More than
Anything.
But,
Thankfully,
We do
Not have
Low-
Brow, common
Pedestrian
Names that
Are empty,
Irreverent and
Sordid like
Weasel, Mothball
Pinto, Stork,
D-Day, Flounder.
And, god bless
Belushi’s hilarious
Soul,
A Bluto, an
Exemplary fraternity
Man who
Famously shouted,
With evangelical
Fraternal
Fervor, his
Rhodes Scholar
Historical intellect
On full
Delta House
Display:
“Was it
Over when
The Germans
Bombed Pearl
Harbor? Hell
No!”
Likewise,
Hell no, our
Omega Mu
Nicknames have
Always been
Refreshing and
Ennobling with
William F.
Buckley gravitas:
Rich and
High-minded
With urbane
Wit, class,
Style, and
Civilizing
Good taste and
High intellectual
Import,
And were
Arrived at
Through An
Inscrutably
Sober,
Clear-eyed
Divination
Process from
Antiquity,
Grounded in
Deep spiritual
And
Philosophical
Matters; not
A trivial process,
Mind you, but
A sacred
Rite full of
Mystery and
Magic,
Nobility and
Purpose that
Takes calm,
Scrutinizing
Care, time,
And patience,
Literally
Soul-
Searching,
In order to
Discern
The refined
Fraternal
Essence of
Each
Omega Mu
Brother in
The face-to-
Face life within
The architectural
Charm of
The Castle,
And these
Names endure
Link-to-fraternal
Link, generation-
To-generation-
Due to
Their rich,
Rhythmic,
Resonating
Good taste,
And soulful
Profundity
That we
Cherish and
Reverence in
Our seam
Lessly-linked
Omega
Because of
There
Distinctive
Sense of
Status,
Taste,
Wit and
Charm
That we
Pride our
Selves on
As
Omega Mu
Fiji
Brothes
Shitball, Sluggo, The Missing Link,
The Spook, Dusty, Swampy Pond,
The S.P, Humpy, Dippy,
T. Pictum Pursch, Natty Bumpo, Jordan the Lion,
Allie, Judge, Lengthy,
Lamb, Sin, Pater
Gloomy, Puss, Froggie,
Wizard, Bopper, BVD,
Chappy, Clyde Crash-cup,
Gangster, Hazey, Marks-a-lot,
McCerebral, Pecadora, Pizza,
Sola, Solu, Swampy,
Hog, Leo, Dewey,
Farrar, Hazbro, Gandhi,
Mongo, Shetland, Spike,
Shoes, Sweetie, Scud,
Big Daddy, Skillsaw, Bug,
Jughead, Cranium, Granddad,
Popeye, Razor, Ant-Man.
Philthy, Shab, Homer,
Whoa, B.F., Scooter,
Bean Hole, Swany, Fella,
Toad, Mad Dog, Stick,
Buckwheat, Garland, Bart,
Stroutie, BoBo, Snake,
Weasel, Shack, Bunny,
Tuner, Palu, Jag, T,
Rip, Jock, Dr. Cook,
Huddy, Wafer, Grace,
Baldy, Infant, Hoot,
Jingles, Giggles, Scout,
Morrgy, Shorty, Hoss,
Prep, Count, Sasquatch,
Snap, Harpo, Beaver,
Stevo, Smitty, No Hair,
Grape Nut, Drool, Buster,
Sleep, Toots, General,
Stiff, Sphinx, Spanky,
Hashi Mura, Puffy, Love,
Ding-Dong, Brick, Yap,
Bitter, Slicker, Soup,
Cubby, Mama Colucci, Munchie,
Squire, Father, Capt.,
Ikey, Prunes, Fang,
Flea, Lumpy, Stork,
Bosco, Thug, Pat Me Groin,
Root, Dogger, Yorkie,
Red Wolf, Sister, Scrapper,
Sut, Cat, Rat,
Zin, Zip, Zinc,
And Mao,
Never to
Be forgotten,
Secure in the
Rich tapestry
Of our historic
Omega Mu memory
“Because you can
Have something that
Lasts throughout your life.” (Jerry Garcia)
And that is the
Heartfelt human of
“Perfection and grace” (Steely Dan)
Of our linked
Fraternal
Brotherhood,
One generation
After another,
Eternal as
Law in being
Spiritually
Linked with
Our historic
Past and the
Present link
Of our
147 year
Fraternal year,
An unbroken
Brotherhood
Chain of
Fraternal well-
Being of good,
Decent,
Perseverant and
Determined
Men linked
By one noble,
Enduring,
Historically
Resonating
Name, the
Best name,
Always,
Unapologetically
And proudly,
In heart
And
Head,
Omega Mu
Fijis,
The best
Fraternal
Expression of
Brotherhood
At the
University of
Maine since
1874.
Perge
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)
Chip Chapman, '82
Perge
Thoreau said it best: “What a difference, whether in all your walks, you meet only strangers, or in one house is one who knows you, and whom you know. To have a brother…How rare these things are.” How true that is, and we remain that way to this day.
Thomas W. Golden,
1955

Maine Sports Hall of Fame
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)
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
We are, rightly so, a brotherhood family. That being said, I believe all Omega Mu Fijis will smile with understanding, in the truest way possible, what Dietrich Bonhoeffer stated about home in Letters and Papers from Prison:
We all hail from 79 College Avenue, home of the oldest and best fraternal brotherhood at the University of Maine, and that is the best Omega Mu memory. It is who we proudly are, without qualification. But, again, we all know that. Merry Christmas, Omega Mu Brothers. Let your Christmas memories rise and surface, and enjoy the resonating sound and color of the following Christmas Party homage pictures. They are everlasting. Perge.
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)
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
Thoreau said it best: “What a difference, whether in all your walks, you meet only strangers, or in one house is one who knows you, and whom you know. To have a brother…How rare these things are.” How true that is, and we remain that way to this day.
Omega Mu Athlete
Frank W. Danforth, Jr.,
1946
Frank had a long and fascinating life-journey that spanned 93 years. The “Habits of the Heart”, to use Robert Bellah’s fitting term, left an important, enduring, and positive legacy for Omega Mu, the University of Maine, our country, his family, his countless friends, and the city of Bath, Maine, because he was a genuine no-nonsense type guy who believed in commitment to hard-work, traditions, cooperation, and discipline throughout his life. Quite simply, he lived faithfully and did all things for the common good of the whole. He was a blessing for a lifetime with all of his commitments. Therein lies the source of what makes Frank so vividly memorable. That was the consistent inner-linkage throughout his life, and that unifying linkage, that sincere and responsible sense of connectedness, made him successful, personally, professionally, athletically, civically, and fraternally. He lived fully, and he exhibited a gratitude for a life lived in all its different expressions, and his life and legacy is assured in all areas because he was committed and faithful, instinctively so.
When Joel and I arrived at Frank’s home in Bath, Frank, standing in the doorway, heartily greeted us, smiling joyfully. He was genuinely pleased that we had come to see him and speak with him. He led us into the kitchen, graciously offered us coffee and pastries, sat down and with a look of excitement he was ready to share his reflections and memories, and he did so with obvious affection, in an easy-going manner, interspersed with a great deal of laughter.
Images From the 1940’s
It was warm and homey to be sitting at Frank’s kitchen table as he gracefully wove many other anecdotal stories about Maine basketball games, World War II, the making and breaking of Fiji paddles, the Phi Gam Golf Classic, regularly attending Pig Dinner, Tom Tear, the chef for the Omega Mu brotherhood for over 30 years; and several others.
Fraternally, he relished, understood, and celebrated the inter-linked connectedness of our brotherhood for his entire life. He made himself invaluable to this brotherhood, attended countless Pig Dinners, relishing the face-to-face time with brothers of every generation; played in the Phi Gamma Delta Golf Classic for many years, and contributed in so many other ways.
So many things, so many accomplishments, and when Frank died in 2016, we all lost a great fraternal friend and inspiration, and our Omega Mu brotherhood is better because of his example. We will always hold Frank W. Danforth in the highest esteem because he enhanced the vision and lived ideals of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity life in all the positive and right ways. We will miss his fraternal camaraderie, his fraternal loyalty, and his fraternal joy, and his fraternal love. He truly bled Omega Mu Fiji purple. Perge!
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)
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge!
Sires and Sons
Bertrand C. Martin, 1901 (Son)
George N. Martin, 1927 (Grandson)
The first father, son, grandson fraternal lineage in our history
Phi Gamma Delta House, 1897
Bertrand C. Martin, 1901, second row, 5th one in from the right.
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)
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
We have long been, from one generation to the next, proud to be Omega Mu Fijis. We continue to cherish our fraternal friendships, our shared memories, and our evolving, forward-focused history at the University of Maine. These things, above and beyond everything else, are the underlying rooted connections that make us proud to be Omega Mu Fijis. Why, after all, should we believe otherwise? We have always exhibited a can-do fraternal spirit since 1874. And, to be sure, all present and future generations of Omega Mu Fijis will continue to do the same, with fraternal enthusiasm and commitment. As a brotherhood, we always see the path behind us and the way forward with equal clarity, and our future remains bright at 79 College Avenue because we fearlessly move forward, always guided by sound fraternal principles. Perge.
Wilbur F. Decker,
1879
in a growing country."
At the
University of Maine
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)
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
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