  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. Omega Mu Portrait John P. Webster, Jr., 1943  Omega Mu Years    
  John P. Webster, Vice President 
  The Watie Akins Orchestra  1940 Snow Sculpture       
   Dudley Utterback 1941 Snow Sculpture    "Phi Gam's snow sculpture last week was probably the most beautiful this university has ever seen."  "Dudley Utterback of Bangor was the chief designer." Seminary John P. Webster attended Bangor Theological Seminary, Hartford Seminary, and Andover Newton Theological School.     "Andover Newton Theological School. America's oldest graduate school of theology."  The author of the Omega Mu blogs is a proud alumnus of Andover Newton Theological School.    Ministerial Career  John P. Webster was an enduring light of the Gospel during his long ministerial career. With his head, heart, and hands, John P. Webster faithfully served as a United Church of Christ pastor in parishes in Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut for over thirty years. He was a gifted preacher, and he brought a thoughtful approach toward leading each of the parishes that he served. With instinctive matter-of-fact wisdom, spiritual and secular, John P. Webster lead each of his parishes with careful attention in order for the uplifting gift of the Gospel to be real, nurturing, and strengthening for the parishioners. Having the visionary eye of a good leader, he served as a trustee of Bangor Theological Seminary, the Hartford Seminary, and the Blanton Peal Graduate Institute. In his service as a trustee to each of these schools, he helped create the vision, direction, identity, and character of each of them. With everything that he accomplished as a minister, John P. Webster truly embodied the core values of caring, generosity, integrity, respect, and responsibility. These are values that benefit others long into the future because they make a real difference in the world, and they all point toward a larger Truth. Seen through the lens of the two fraternal words that define Phi Gamma Delta: "Persistence and determination", John P. Webster lived a good and generous life on behalf of others with everything he did as a minister. That is grace in the very best of human terms, as well as in fraternal terms, a coherent whole. Instinctually, they are one in the same, and they will always have value and permanence in Phi Gamma Delta. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, this is true. Perge.  John P. Webster was the senior minister of the First Church of Christ in West Hartford, Connecticut for many years, and the library in the church is dedicated to him.   "The John P. Webster Library contributes to the transformation of the world by cultivating a diverse community of faith exploration and spirituality."
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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)    Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82 Perge
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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. Omega Mu Portrait |
Q. T. V. Years
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Graduating class of 1895. Charles Albert Frost is in the back row, standing, fourth from the right.
"Cor. Sec'y....C. A. Frost"
Class of 1895 with a few of our Q.T.V. brothers.
Charles A. Frost gave the address to the undergraduates on Class Day, 1895
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QTV brothers in 1895. Charles A. Frost is second from the right in on the front row, and they are all wearing a White Carnation on their jacket.
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Charles A. Frost is the seventh Coburn Cadet from the left during their en-campment in Searsport, Maine, 1895.
Physics class, 1894
A small portion of an article that Charles A. Frost wrote for The Cadet, the University of Maine paper, 1894.
Charles A. Frost was one of the student commencement speakers his sophomore year, 1893
Charles A. Frost was one of the student commencement speakers his junior year, 1894
"Patriotism,,,,Charles Albert Frost"
The graduating class of 1895
University of Maine Athlete
"Charles A. Frost, who has been called by the newspapers the best fielder in the league, is in the class of '95 and comes from Monmouth....His fielding has been the mist brilliant kind and his graduation leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill. He has many long hits to his credit, and the home run that ended a ten inning game on the Bates grounds, will long be remembered."
1893 team. Charles A. Frost, first one seated on the third step, right
1894 team. Charles A. Frost is the first on the front row, left, kneeling.
1895 team Charles A. Frost is on the second row, left, first one that is sitting. QTV brother, Gerardius Andries de Haseth, is leaning on him.
Charles A. Frost is first on the right.
Charles A. Frost was a civil engineer for 45 years, and when he retired he devoted his time to the study of insects, and he became one of the most well-known entomologists around the world. He was one of the charter members of the Entomology Society of America and Canada. In addition, he was a curator of beetles, particularly of small beetles, for the New England Society of Natural History. He amassed over 50,000 different specimens in his own personal collection, and that included more than 900 different species, and he gave his 50,000 specimens to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. His specimens are labeled “C.A. Frost Collection” in the museum.
"Mr. Frost has left his collection of beetles to the Museum of Comparative Zoology,
Harvard University."
Harvard University."
"The collection is especially strong in small beetles, which are to collect and mount, and which are very much needed to fill out the study series of North American Coleoptera
at the museum."
at the museum."
Professional Publications
A few of the published articles by Charles A. Frost.
Q. T. V. Reunions
“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)
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!
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge!
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.
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
Robert F. Wishart,
1935
Robert F. Wishart,
1935
Omega Mu Years
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Initiation Dinner
1935
Snow Sculpture
Snow Sculpture
Dances and Parties
University of Maine Clubs
University of Maine Athlete
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Cross Country meet versus New Hampshire.
1934
New England College Champions
New England College Champions
IC4A-N.C.A.A.
Championships
Championships
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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)
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
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
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. Our fraternal threads do not break, and I am proud to assert that our future remains bright at 79 College Avenue because we fearlessly move forward, always guided by sound fraternal principles. 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. Our fraternal threads do not break, and I am proud to assert that our future remains bright at 79 College Avenue because we fearlessly move forward, always guided by sound fraternal principles. Perge.
Omega Mu Portait
Edwin J. Haskell,
1872
Edwin J. Haskell,
1872
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Q.T.V. Brothers in Orono
The Q.T.V. brother on the right might be Edwin Haskell or Benjamin Gould.
The Q.T.V. brother on the left might be Edwin Haskell or Benjamin Gould.
Memoirs of Edwin Haskell
"The writer was given the job of cleaning out the henhouse and giving it a good coast of whitewash inside. The hens appreciated this and gave us a good supply of eggs for the table."
Maine State College of Agriculture, 1872-1873
White Hall, where Edwin Haskell would have lived, and he is
most likely in this picture.
most likely in this picture.
"Our living arrangements at this time were very simple. We had our meals in the farm house, and roomed and recited in the White Hall, which was destroyed by fire a number of years ago,
and on which the site of which Wingate Hall was erected later."
and on which the site of which Wingate Hall was erected later."
Wingate Hall was designed by Frank E. Kidder, 1879,
our Q.T.V. brother.
our Q.T.V. brother.
Wingate Hall is the building in the middle with a bell tower, and it burned down in 1943. Wingate Hall was designed by our Q.T.V.-Omega Mu brother, Frank E. Kidder,
and it was built in 1892 on the site of the old White Hall.
and it was built in 1892 on the site of the old White Hall.
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Wingate Hall fire, 1943
Frank E. Kidder, Q.T.V. brother
Our Q.T.V.-Omega Mu Brother, Frank E. Kidder, middle, when he was a student at Maine. After graduating from Maine, he studied architecture at Cornell University and M.I.T..
The Wingate Hall Bell
The college bell that used to be in the tower of Wingate Hall is now part of Cloke Plaza,
a plaza that honors our Phi Gamma Delta brother, Paul Cloke.
a plaza that honors our Phi Gamma Delta brother, Paul Cloke.
1871
Junior Declamations
Junior Declamations
1872
Commencement Concert in Orono
Commencement Concert in Orono
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1872
Commencement
Commencement
Haskell
Silk Company
Silk Company
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Loyal University of Maine
Alumnus
Alumnus
University of Maine
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
“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)
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
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
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.
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.
Omega Mu Portrait
Alpheus C. Lyon,
1902
Alpheus C. Lyon,
1902
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Omega Mu Years
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Alpheus C. Lyon in his room in the house.
Alpheus C. Lyon, in the middle in the third row.
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Alpheus C. Lyon is in the center of the front row.
Alpheus C. Lyon is in the second row, middle.
University of Maine Athlete
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
After graduating from the University of Maine, Alpheus C. Lyon continued his studies in engineering at M.I.T..
University of Maine
Alpheus C. Lyon taught engineering courses at the University of Maine for over thirty years.
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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)
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
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
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