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Robert F. Thurrell, 1915

2/22/2022

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Our brothers careers have been productive, constructive, spirited, and prosaic. They displayed impressive skills, talents, and abilities They were, and we continue to be, a beautiful and lively expression of our enduring fraternal beliefs, and that underlying harmony is far-reaching in expectation for all brothers’, undergraduate and graduate. It is the core of what our fraternal founders asserted in 1848 and 1874 and 1899: to live active, commendable, and responsible lives, and to build up community. Clearly and compellingly, they added, and continue to add, positive value at the local, state, national, global, and fraternal level because they engaged life fully and responsibly. In short, they were authoritative pillars throughout life. They were-are exemplary in their citizenship, character, and their sense of dutiful responsibility, and, in many instances, they were leading voices in their career fields. They prove that success of any kind does not occur by luck or accident, and we remember them because they continue to provide that message for our time. Their spirit permeates our brotherhood, and it always will. 

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.​
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Robert F. Thurrell,
1915

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"The winner of the Sophomore Declamations held in the Chapel Friday evening was Robert Freeman Thurrell, of Portland, whose rendering of the "Sack of Troy"
brought ​much applause."
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Senior Commencement Speaker King Prize Award,
​Robert Freeman Thurrell"

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"Oratorical Contest Of The Intercollegiate Peace Association"
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"Robert F. Thurrell"
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Career
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During World War II, Robert F. Thurrell was a member of the United States Department of Agriculture Advisory Board on
​Poultry and Eggs.
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Commencement Dinner
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"Commencement Dinner Notables:
​Robert Thurrell"
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The Thurrell Room in 
The Memorial Union
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Speaking At Reunion
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“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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Wilbur A. Bumps, 1874

2/20/2022

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Our brothers careers have been productive, constructive, spirited, and prosaic. They displayed impressive skills, talents, and abilities They were, and we continue to be, a beautiful and lively expression of our enduring fraternal beliefs, and that underlying harmony is far-reaching in expectation for all brothers’, undergraduate and graduate. It is the core of what our fraternal founders asserted in 1848 and 1874 and 1899: to live active, commendable, and responsible lives, and to build up community. Clearly and compellingly, they added, and continue to add, positive value at the local, state, national, global, and fraternal level because they engaged life fully and responsibly. In short, they were authoritative pillars throughout life. They were-are exemplary in their citizenship, character, and their sense of dutiful responsibility, and, in many instances, they were leading voices in their career fields. They prove that success of any kind does not occur by luck or accident, and we remember them because they continue to provide that message for our time. Their spirit permeates our brotherhood, and it always will. 

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, and because of that we are an exceptional brotherhood because we remain committed and hardworking to assure that our Omega Mu brotherhood will continue to be the jewel at the University of Maine. Perge.

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Wilbur A. Bumps,
​1874

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Q. T. V. Brothers living in
Orono in 1872

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"The peanut drunks, of which Bumps was the head centre, were hilarious events that, because of the loud character, caused many protests on the part of those who did not participate and wanted to study. One night, when patience ceased to be a virtue, an ink bottle went sailing into Bump's room through the transom window and, as it gyrated around the room scattering its contents, it caused a panic and also language that blackened the plaster walls."
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Maine State Mamelouks
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Several years after graduating from Maine State College, Dr. Wilbur A. Bumps attended Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College, and then he transferred to the
​NYU School of Medicine.
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After graduating from N.Y.U Medical School, Dr. Bumps was a surgeon and physician in Dexter, Maine for over thirty years. He was also the medical director
​of the Maine Militia.
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In The ​Memorial Union
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​“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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge!
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Bumps Room and the Thurrell Room

2/17/2022

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It is always with grateful awareness that we all recognize and appreciate our fraternal impact on the history of the University of Maine since its founding. It is unquestionably remarkable, and we are all aware that there are many building, memorials, and rooms that are associated with, or directly named in honor of, our fraternal brothers at the University of Maine. The list is a significant, and they are as follows: Balentine Hall, Estabrooke Hall,  Crosby Hall, and Cloke Plaza. Moreover, many other building were designed and built by one our fraternal brother's, Frank E. Kidder. In addition, for a quarter of a century, with incredible skill, detail, and attentiveness, a few of our fraternal brothers, who were professors at the University of Maine, unselfishly oversaw the construction of many other buildings that grace the campus grounds. So, too, when the Memorial Union opened in 1952, two rooms in the building were named in honor of two of our brothers: Wilbur A Bumps and Robert F. Thurrell. To say that our fraternal brotherhood has made a significant contribution to the life of the University of Maine, throughout our fraternal history, is an understatement. In many ways, we helped build the foundation of the University of the Maine in many ways: architecturally, athletically, and academically. To be sure, it is historically solid. Consequently, when you walk on the campus grounds our ancestral fraternal presence breathes, almost, everywhere, and the university is richer because of our fraternal presence since 1874. It is great to see, know, feel, and celebrate our enduring, long-rooted fraternal connection at the University of Maine. It is an enduring narrative that has been meaningful and satisfying to generations of men. After all, we are the oldest fraternal brotherhood at the University of Maine. 

We fraternally thrive and endure to this day because we have not been a brotherhood that believes in half-measures, half-commitments, or half-efforts, in anything since our Q. T. V. founding, and that  fraternal commitment and industry, in all matters, will never waiver. Distilled into two simple principles, we have always believed and lived by the two fraternity-defining Phi Gamma Delta principles: persistence and determination. These two words, abidingly and faithfully, portray who we have been as a brotherhood at the University of Maine since 1874. We are proud Omega Mu Fijis, and though we always give a thankful collective nod to our past history at Maine, we always have our eye, calm and composed, focused on our fraternal future because there is no other fraternal brotherhood that is comparable to us at the University of Maine. And, I dare say, we all know this, and we continue to be optimistic as ever as we envision our rich, growing fraternal history at 79 College Avenue!  Clearly, the impressive breadth of our fraternal history makes us proud Phi Gamma Delta Fijis, always! That is it. Perge
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Wilbur A. Bumps, 1875; Robert F. Thurrell, 1915
The Memorial Union
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Dr. Wilbur A. Bumps
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Bumps Room
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Robert F. Thurrell
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“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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Albert L. Noyes, 1955

2/13/2022

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Truthfully, there is no fraternal brotherhood quite like Omega Mu at the University of Maine. We are proud of our history, and we are proud of the impressive number of fraternal brothers who played on many University of Maine athletic teams. With conviction and commitment, our Omega Mu athlete brothers brought a great deal of joy and satisfaction to the university community, creating many wonderful memories since the first baseball team was established at Maine State College in the 1870's. The worked together for the success of each Maine team, and the overall civic good of the University of Maine. The sheer number of Omega Mu athlete brothers is an unqualified triumph for the University of Maine. They each gave their best efforts on each team, and what they achieved perfectly compliments what we fraternally believe: drive and determination. It is a heady athletic legacy. Accordingly, their accomplishments claim our fraternal attention and respect. For the eminence of their athletic success; and, above all, for being our Omega Mu brothers, we are proud. Therefore, in the linked soul and spirit of our long fraternal history, we gratefully remember and celebrate our QTV and Omega Mu brothers who participated on many varsity athletic teams at the University of Maine. Their sacrifice of time was worth the effort for them and the student body at the University of Maine who watched them play. They created many warm memories since the early 1870’s. For the eminence of their athletic success; and, above all, for being our Omega Mu brothers, we are all very proud.

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. That is a proud fraternal legacy.
Omega Mu Athlete
Albert L. Noyes,
1955

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Omega Mu Housemothers,
Mrs. Butts and Mrs. Tate
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“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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Peter S. Cumpstone, 1980

2/4/2022

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Truthfully, there is no fraternal brotherhood quite like Omega Mu at the University of Maine. We are proud of our history, and we are proud of the impressive number of fraternal brothers who played on many University of Maine athletic teams. With conviction and commitment, our Omega Mu athlete brothers brought a great deal of joy and satisfaction to the university community, creating many wonderful memories since the first baseball team was established at Maine State College in the 1870's. The worked together for the success of each Maine team, and the overall civic good of the University of Maine. The sheer number of Omega Mu athlete brothers is an unqualified triumph for the University of Maine. They each gave their best efforts on each team, and what they achieved perfectly compliments what we fraternally believe: drive and determination. It is a heady athletic legacy. Accordingly, their accomplishments claim our fraternal attention and respect. For the eminence of their athletic success; and, above all, for being our Omega Mu brothers, we are proud. Therefore, in the linked soul and spirit of our long fraternal history, we gratefully remember and celebrate our QTV and Omega Mu brothers who participated on many varsity athletic teams at the University of Maine. Their sacrifice of time was worth the effort for them and the student body at the University of Maine who watched them play. They created many warm memories since the early 1870’s. For the eminence of their athletic success; and, above all, for being our Omega Mu brothers, we are all very proud.

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. That is a proud fraternal legacy.
Omega Mu Athlete
Peter S. Cumpstone,
1980

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Ken Bartlett flashing the peace sign behind Cumpy's head in back.
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Cumpy going into the house.
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J.T.,
Our friend, brother, and chef
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Cumpy is in the middle.
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“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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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