 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off ever hindrance and run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”  It is something to ponder, isn’t it, a cloud of witnesses. This QTV-Omega Mu brotherhood has a large cloud of witnesses since 1874, and one of them is Joseph Sebastian Boulos. Joe moved beyond the predictable and the safe to confront the evil and violence stalking the world. He left the familiar and comfortable of his fraternal life in this house with his brothers; and, most importantly, the abiding love of his family to pursue something bigger with courage of conviction because he held fast to the good. That is greatness. Joe’s military career during World War II was distinguished in navigating the tracer and flak-filled sky between England and France and Germany as a navigator in a B-24 Liberator with courage, hope, and persistent resolve. He risked it all, but as Schiller so clearly stated, “To save all, you must risk all.” That is a sobering truth. Joe knew that, and without any fear and trembling he chose the risk of trusting in the winning gamble for the power of good to prevail over evil. He stood tall; he stood firmly in doing his part in making darkness yield before light. He was an exemplary witness, to my way of thinking, of the costly grace of service to humanity and our nation for the good to prevail.  Portrait picture of Joe Boulos  Pledge group photo with Joe  Omega Mu group photo with Joe  Picture of Joe, hands in his pockets, pipe in his mouth  Picture of Joe with flight crew  Military portrait of Joseph Boulos I can think of few or more important lessons than taking stock and saying thank you to Joseph Sebastian Boulos as we dedicate the library in his fraternal home, The Castle, to his eternal memory as the Joseph Sebastian Boulos Memorial Library. All libraries, by there very nature, encourage a life of the mind and the heart to deepen and refine passions through extensive reading, study, thought, and reflection.    Brothers in the library in the Fifties and Sixties  The restored living room, Buffalo Bill over the fireplace, and the Joseph Sebastian Boulos Memorial Library Beyond all that, this library will also provide a comfortable place to relax, have fun, flip through old Prisms, and talk and laugh endlessly with fraternal friends who will remain friends for life. And, to be sure, the undergraduate brothers here today will use it well because they have innovative ideas about the future that awaits their energy and sustained commitment of leadership in their respective careers because they have the same audacity to envision a better world like Joe. With same fearless hope that guided Joe, they will do so, and that is good news for all of us.    Joseph Sebastian Boulos Memorial Library  Dottie and Mary Boulos cutting the ribbon during the dedication of the Joseph Sebastian Boulos Memorial Library  The Boulos family in the Joseph Sebastian Boulos Memorial Library We dedicate this library to Joe’s memory for his faith that said leap and then grow wings, to paraphrase Kierkegaard, for genuine goodness. We are thankful that he got his wings. The feeling of this library and the noble character of Joe’s unerring virtues will be an enduring witness to generations and generations of Omega Mu Fijis. It is this extraordinary man, Joseph Sebastian Boulos, that we celebrate and honor with this library.  In fraternal honor and gratitude,
Chip Chapman '82 Perge!
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Charles E. Stickney, Jr. •Owner of Deering Ice Cream Corporation •Established Deering Ice Cream Shops, which at their height had over 20 locations in three states and nearly 500 employees •He was generous with his time and energy in many civic endeavors. •He was generous toward his fraternity, the Portland Symphony, and the Portland Museum of Art.   William P. Keenan   Clifford D. Harvey 
 •Controller and Chief Financial Officer for I.B.M •Administrateur directeur general of IBM Europe in Paris •Executive vice president of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) •Subsequently, he became president of IBM's General Systems Division   Ernest N. Frost •Ernest N. Frost was the National Director of the March of Dimes   The Omega Mu Mitchell brothers  Wilkie C. Clark •Coached baseball at Maine, Colby, California, Minnesota, and Occidental •He also helped organize the Baseball Players Association of America  Eugene L. Bailey •Federal Bureau of Investigation  •Federal Bureau of Investigation •Guy was a Special Agent for the FBI in Miami, Fla., Mobile, Ala., Boston, Mass., and Portland. 
Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82 Perge!  Omega Mu Chapter Notes 1946-1950  November 4th, 1946 “Stickney suggested that we hold up on formal initiation due to the lack of knowledge of the fraternity by the pledges. Carried.”   November 11th, 1946 “Brother Stickney made a motion that pledges Eddy and Cronkite make paddles for Bros. Danforth and Dutton. Carried.”  December 9th, 1946 “Bro. Speir made a motion for an inquiry into the possibility of having Tom Tear made an honorary member of the house. Passed.” January 6th, 1947 “Bro. Malcomson enlightened the Bros on the dial phone. It was passed by the house that it be put in.” “Bro. Stickney asked that Bro. Utterback to design a snow sculpture. Passed.”  April 21st, 1947 “At a special meeting of the Cabinet, the House Mother’s salary was raised to $2.50 a week, starting on April 28th, 1947 May 19th, 1947 “The Peanut Fight is scheduled for Wednesday night, May 21st.”  “Brother Malcomson reported that the water bill has not gone up. Therefore, the custom of a glass of water before the evening meal shall continue.”  October 27th, 1947 “There will be no paddling of the Zones while any drinking is going on.” November 10th, 1947 “A motion was made that Bro. Williamson make the beds every day and change them every week. He is to have Sundays off and be paid $6.00 a week. Passed.”  January 19th, 1948 “The Zobes were told to get on the ball as their work has been pretty poor the last few weeks.” April 19th, 1948 “Bro. Weber issued a suggestion: The childish displays with gunpowder in the house be discontinued.”  “Bro. Macloed thanked the house for the cooperation which made the ‘Wild West’ party a success.”  April 25th, 1948 “Bro. Berger brought it to the attention of the house that we have not been cleaning up after Saturday night parties as in the past.”  May 17th, 1948 “Bro. Cabot pressed the fact that we now have $1,125 worth of new rugs and that they should be treated with due respect.”  September 19th, 1948 “It was reported that progress on the piano had been checked. They are waiting for the new hammers. It has been refinished and the house must take better care of it than before.” October 4th, 1948 “Bro. Keith made a motion that Bro. Hunter be given the power to change milk men if we don’t stop getting poor milk.”  “Bro. Hunter, speaking of dirty rooms, stated that the Lords of a room should first tell the Zobe that the room was not cleaned properly, and if that did not work, then the Zone Boss should be informed.” October 11th, 1948 “The University of New Brunswick Harriers will arrive on Friday night and will stay until Sunday morning. Springfield will arrive on 18 October.” October 18th, 1948 “Bro. Malcomson asked the bros. to push the Zones a little on their test material and other such things as phone answering” October 25th, 1948 Bro. Williamson suggested that the radio be kept off until after Aunt Dutch is awake in the morning.” Passed  January 10th, 1949 “Nominations for the House Carnival Queen were received. Mary Marsden received the nomination.” “Applications for the cellar room should be submitted before the next meeting.” “The usual bi-monthly “raking over the coals” was given to the Zobes.”  January 17th, 1949 “It was requested that the Bros. be a little more eager in taking the housemother to meals.”  February 7th, 1949 “The House and Grounds Committee asked that car owners keep their vehicles away from the front of the house after snow storms and that they leave the keys in them for moving when the snow plow comes.” “The Zobe Boss, Smilin’ Bro Hunter, said that the Zobes were getting lax in phone answering, and in the same breath, turned in his resignation.”  February 15th, 1949 ‘Bro. Hawley announced that the snow sculpture will be a Mickey Mouse scene.”  March 7th, 1949 “There will be an exchange of five men for supper with Alpha Gamma Rho on March 15th.” April 18th, 1949 “It was decided to sing “Lock Lomand” and “Smoke Dreams” at the Intrafraternity Sing.”  April 25th, 1949 “It was passed that the house reimburse Aunt Dutch for the money she lost during the Casino party.” May 2nd, 1949 “Bro. Treworgy asked that the red leather chairs not be taken outside.”  “Bro. Coulombe announced that there will be a 10% fine for all bills not paid by May 12th, 1949.” October 17th, 1949 “The Cabinet decided to enforce no drinking on the 1st floor or the basement while women are in the house. $20 fine.” October 31st, 1949 “Some good ideas for the good of the chapter were suggested by Field Secretary Bill Zerman. It was suggested that everyone brush up on the creed.”  November 7th, 1949 “The list of Lords who have a Zobe to look after was read.” “The members shall wear coat and tie on Tuesday night for chow.” December 12th, 1949 “Study hours will be enforced. $.50 fine.”  “Card playing in the basement during study hours.” January 16th, 1950 “Twenty-four men were initiated into the Omega Mu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.” (Selected names) Herbert Edward Aldrich Wayne Robert Allen Robert James Anderson Merrill Day Bartlett Orvis Weston Bonney Arthur Woodbury Charles Garth Osceola Folsom Arthur Leon LeBrun Fred Louis LaChapelle Floyd Louis Millbank (There are no more notes for 1950)  Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82 Perge!  “Success has many fathers.”  Our once diminished fraternal home is now on the verge of an inaugural new beginning, and it is beautiful, even stunning. This restorative work has been long-awaited, but all the elements of the restoration are coming into harmony now, and we must gratefully thank Mark, Jessi, Ron, Vern, James, and Nick with a hearty round of brotherly clicks for their collective labor on our fraternal behalf. Their vigorous commitment to get everything meticulously right is beyond question, and soon the unbroken architectural grace of The Castle will be achieved. We thank each of you again and again for the masterful, transformative work that you have done. You have resurrected our collective treasure: The Castle. It is restored and renewed, and it is our gift to our fraternal future, and there is nothing more important than that historic obligation. That is the honorable, down-to-earth, hands-on, collective nature of our 120 year fraternal lifeline that we are continuing since our beginning. It is an absolute truth to assert: “success has many fathers.” We know that. 
Brothers’, The Castle is alive and well, and please find your way home to her very soon. You will be touched by the grace and dignity of the library, living room, dining room, the new windows, and all the elegant defining qualities like new Persian rugs and wrought iron wall lights and chandeliers that create defining visual appeal and charm in our fraternal home. Our brotherhood and fraternal home are rich in meaning, and we are blessed abundantly with both. Time moves, and we go into the future with great enthusiasm knowing that both will continue to endure and grow in importance in the lives of generations of young men. Our QTV-Fiji history is a central element to the larger story of the University of Maine. We are proud of our historic deep-rootedness at the university, and we are proud that our Omega Mu spirit continues to grow with confident certainty because we have an undisputed claim to historic greatness.   Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82 Perge! “Run the race set before us”It is fraternally soul-stirring to consider the number of Omega Mu brothers who played on various athletic teams at the University of Maine. These brothers of ours represent a long-standing Q.T.V. and Omega Mu tradition in proudly upholding the traditions of excellence and success of many University of Maine athletic teams. They wore the Black Bear uniforms well, and their effort was vigorously commendable. They participated in and for the very best of each University of Maine athletic team. Through their unselfish commitment, positive attitude, honor, integrity, and emotional intensity they brought countless hours of joy and happiness to thousands of University of Maine students, creating thousands of historic memories on the football field, baseball field, soccer field, wrestling mat, track, basketball court, and on the ice with the vitality and creative energy of their play for the Black Bears to win. They exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership on almost every team. Quite honestly, our athletic roots at the University of Maine are lasting and deep. There is no struggle with trepidation to say that we are proud of each of them, and we are mighty proud and honored to call each of them our Omega Mu brothers. They nobly represent the ideas and ideals of our QTV and Phi Gamma Delta founders. Our gratitude for each of these brothers cannot be measured, but we thank each of them again, again, and again. In the ebb and flow of life, that is a constant. Here, then, are many of our 1950-1970 Omega Mu athlete brothers. In Brotherhood, Fraternally, Chip Chapman, ’82 Perge!
    Al Hackett (1953)  Ronald C. Bonynton (1959)  Ronald C. Boynton (1959) and David Rand (1958)  John J. Norris (1953)   Andrew R. Bunker (1950)   Donald L. Card (1950), Joseph S. Godin (1952), Alan F. Wing (1950), Eugene F. Sturgeon (1952), Philip A. Coulombe (1950), William T. Bird (1952), Fred L. LaChapelle Jr. (1952), and Fred E. Clark Jr. (1953)    David M. Rand (1958)  Bradford W. Claxton (1956)  James J. Duffy Jr. (1956)   Captain Vernon L. Moulton (1958)  James J. Duffy Jr. (1956), Donald V. Shields (1956), John B Edgar Jr. (1957), and Vernon L. Moulton (1958)  Vernon L. Moulton (1958), Edward B. Shimmin (1958), Wayne H. Ross (1958), and David M. Ross (1957)   John B. Edgar Jr. (1957)  Co-Captain John R. Roberts (1963)  Laurence S. Gardner (1961)   Thomas W. Golden (1955) and Albert L. Noyes (1955)    Charles C. Otterstedt Jr. (1955)  Joseph C. Mawson (1955)  Eugene F. Sturgeon (1952), Walter F. John (1953), and Vernon F. Napolitano (1952)  Gerard C. DeGrandpre Jr. (1960)   Joseph S. Tardif (1962)  John R. Roberts (1963) and David H. Crabtree (1965)  Robert E. Hess (1964)  Ralph A. Bonna (1968) and Maynard R. Young (1969)  Paul J. Dailey (1969)  Roderick N. Macklin (1969)  Grant P. Watkins (1969), George P. Dulac (1970), Michael W. O’Leary (1970), Richard M. Paganucci (1965), Richard R. Rhodes (1971), John L. Collins (1970), Paul J. Pooler (1970), John H. Kimball (1970), Christopher Eaton (1971)    #24 Christopher Eaton (1971)  #55 George P. Dulac (1970)  #55 George P. Dulac and #89 Michael W. O’Leary  Gregory P. Papasodora (1970)  Michael P. Soloby (1971) and Andrew T. Soloby (1971)    |
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