  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.   Talon In the strong uniting Bond of this Brotherhood That unites all Omega Mu brothers One-to-another, From our fraternal Ranks have come Hundreds and Hundreds of Omega Mu Veterans That we will Always remember With humility, Honor, and Reverence who Have served From the Civil War to the Present. Most importantly, We remember our Omega veteran Brothers Who made the Costliest exchange In their Service to Our great nation, And we know that These brothers are With you, O’ God, In their eternal life Just as you were With them in their Waking mortal life, And for that we Praise and Thank you, O' God, for in the Rich history of Omega Mu, There have been Many Omega Mu Brothers who Honorably, admirably, And unforgettably Kept faith with The very deepest of What it means To be an Omega Mu Fiji Brother, who, By word and act Believed that There was only One way to be: That a life lived in Service to others Is a life worth Living for and Dying for since The Civil War, and Every war and Battle thereafter: The Boxer Rebellion, Chateau-Thierry, North Africa, Germany, Northern Italy, Korea, Vietnam, And Beirut, And in the Skies over our Country, from New York to Colorado, Testing and training in New fighter planes and Bombers, who, with Determined perseverance, Vigilantly defend, with Selfless purpose, Principles we Each cherish: Liberty, freedom And the right to Dissent. Bestowing upon Us, by their Service The mandate that We exercise these Rights with Careful consideration Because they cost A great deal to Defend, in battles In the past, and in The battles of Today, and Each Omega Mu Veteran Brother Will always continue To be a fine portrait of an American soldier and Omega Mu Brother, For character and Courage were not Sometimes things For our veteran Brothers, It is an Always Thing, and We will Always honor And reverence Our Fallen Omega Mu Brothers: As we remember That in 1967, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, Omega Mu brother, Paul Stimpson, died. And in 1943 Omega Mu brother, Stewart Grimmer, was Killed during the Battle of Guettar, Tunisia, Fighting against Rommel’s Afrika Korps, And in 1918 Omega Mu brother, Willett C. Barrett, Was machine- Gunned down While leading His men up Hill 212 during the Battle of Chauteau-Thierry. And such is the Nature of our Historically Linked Omega Mu Brotherhood, that We name each fallen Omega Brother, With grateful Veneration, for Their ultimate Service to Our nation, and Who now live Grace-to- Grace With You, God, And forever in The sacred Memory of Our brotherhood, For the ultimate Lineament of Their courageous Spirit that Will never Be forgotten In the memory of Our nation and Our historic Omega Mu Brotherhood. We will always Honor and Revere all of Our Omega Mu Veteran brothers, And We will always Honor, with Unconditional Fraternal focus, The silent Eternal spirit, And courageous Character, of Each of our Fallen Omega Mu Brothers For their patriotism, Integrity, Persistence and Determination, And by the Abiding grace And glory of God and Our united Omega Mu Brotherhood We will always Remember them, Never - ending, Within the heart and Soul of our Omega Mu Brotherhood. In fraternal love And honor, Amen. Spanish American War: Charles C. Scott World War I: Willett Clark Barrett Ira Miller Bradbury William Hewitt Knowlton Anthony Percy Schneider, Jr. World War II: Joseph Sebastian Boulos Frederick Melville Cogswell, Jr. James Frederick Dow Hamilton Higgins Dyer Laurie Jones Greenleaf Stewart William Grimmer George F. Kehoe Robert M. Moore Charles Leslie Pfeiffer Frederick J. Shepard, III Arthur Leu Teall George Brewster Walker Vietnam: Paul Lewis Stimpson Other: Ricky Michael Bean Harold R. Dow Darrell H. Brooks     “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 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.   Spanish-American War  Charles C. Scott World War I  Willett C. Barrett  Ira M. Bradbury  William H. Knowlton  Anthony P. Schneider, Jr. World War II  Joseph S. Boulos  Frederick M, Cogswell, Jr.  Harold R. Dow  James F. Dow  Hamilton H. Dyer  Laurie J. Greenleaf  Stewart W. Grimmer  George F. Kehoe  Robert M. Moore  Charles L. Pfeiffer  Frederick J. Shepard III  Arthur L. Teall  George B. Walker Vietnam War  Darrell H. Brooks Other  Ricky M. Bean     “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 It is fraternally soul-stirring to consider the considerable number of our Omega Mu brothers who played on various varsity athletic teams at the University of Maine. Taken as a whole, well over three-hundred, these varsity athlete brothers of ours represent a long-standing Q.T.V. and Omega Mu tradition in proudly representing the University of Maine by wearing the Black Bear uniform ever since it was a fledgling university. Through their unselfish commitment and positive attitude, 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. Quite honestly, 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. Many of these brothers brought unmatched depth of talent, skill, and expertise to our Black Bear teams. The attributes of fraternal life and the athletic life are clearly the same because both emphasize teamwork, camaraderie, commitment, and hard work to grow, improve, obtain success, and set new goals of achievement. Fraternal life inculcates, encourages, and supports academic achievement, social and philanthropic engagement, and athletic success. And as our fraternal story at the University of Maine is like no other, we have had notable success in all of these areas of human endeavor. Yes, we have much to be proud of with Omega Mu’s honorable heritage in representing the University of Maine in athletics. Here, then, are our Omega Mu brothers, who, through resolute will, hard work, talent and sportsmanship distinguished themselves in superlative ways that they were inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame for upholding the tradition of success and excellence of their respective University of Maine Black Bear teams.     Keith Carney  Omega Mu Brothers, Mike Barkley and Keith Carney “Keith Carney played in 121 career games for the Black Bears from 1988-1991. He scored 14 career goals and added 112 assists for 126 career points from the blue line. Carney led the Blacks Bears to the NCAA tournament in each of his three seasons in Orono and also played in two NCAA Frozen Fours. Carney was named the 1991 New England Defenseman of the Year. He was also named to the 1991 All-New England team, the 1990 Hockey East Second Team, the 1991 Hockey East First Team and the 1991 Hockey East All-Tournament Team. Carney was an All-American in 1990 and 1991. He played for the United States in the 1988 Olympics and followed that up with a 19-year NHL career, before retiring following the 2007-2008 season. He played for the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild.” Omega Mu Brother, Ted Curtis  “Ted Curtis coached many successful ski teams for 31 years and guided two of his skiers to the Olympics. His teams captured 24 Maine State Championships and finished second in the 1953 NCAA Championships. While an undergraduate, he played basketball, tennis and winter sports. He served as the Faculty Manager of Athletics from 1930 to 1966. Curtis was president of the Maine and New England Intercollegiate Athletic Associations, was a Trustee of Lee Academy, organized the first Maine Chapter of the Future Farmers of America and was instrumental in the planning of Memorial Gymnasium. Curtis served as a State Senator in the Maine Legislature from 1967 to 1969.” Omega Mu Brother, Tom Golden  “Tom Golden, a co-captain of the 1954 University of Maine football team, earned numerous regional and national honors. He was a three time All-State and All-Yankee Conference selection and earned All-America honors following the 1953 and 1954 seasons. During his senior year, Golden was a member of Senior Skulls, the highest all-around honor for a University of Maine man. From 1953-54 he was also the captain of the golf team and was the State of Maine Intercollegiate Champion in 1953.” Omega Mu Brother, Al Hackett  “Al Hackett was a three-year starter on the baseball team from 1951 to 1953. He held three career records when he graduated including most RBI's, most total bases and most home runs. Hackett batted .386 in 1952 with three triples and three home runs. He had tryouts with the Boston Braves and the Boston Red Sox and was previously elected to the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. Later, Hackett worked as Associate Director of Admissions for the University of Maine and handled nearly all of the applications for student-athletes.” Omega Mu Brother, Gerald LaFlamme  "LaFlamme was a multi-team captain and record –setter in track and field and cross country during the mid-1970. For indoor track and field, LaFlamme was the individual Maine State Champion in the mile and the two mile during the 1973-1974 season. In 1974-1975 LaFlamme was the Maine State Champion setting a meet record. LaFlamme was the Maine State Champion in the mile and the three mile run for both the 1974 and 1976 seasons. In 1976 he won the Alan Hillman memorial trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding track athlete in the state at the MIAA meet. He held the University of Maine record in the mile until 2010 and still holds the University of Maine record in the two-mile. A two-year cross country captain, he was the Maine State Champion in 1973 and 1974. He finished in the top 10 in the Yankee Conference in both 1974 and 1975 and placed 11th in the IC4A Championships in 1974. Since graduating from the University of Maine, Gerard has enjoyed a successful law practice and has been a generous supporter of Maine Athletics." 1951 Football Team    Omega Mu Brothers Vernon F. Napolitano and Eugene F. Sturgeon Played on the 1951 University of Maine Football Team
Vernon F. Napolitano and Eugene F. Sturgeon 1961 Football Team   Omega Mu Brothers David Crabtree, James Van Valkenburgh, John R. Roberts played on the 1961 University of Maine Football Team
David H. Crabtree and James Van Valkenburgh  John R. Roberts  “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  Truly, since our founding in 1874 we have sustained a commendable fraternal reputation at the University of Maine, and that is a measurable fact due to the fact that we are not a static, one-dimensional brotherhood. We value that our brothers have different gifts and talents. Our brothers have been meaningfully involved in the University of Maine community since the early years of its founding. Our success-oriented fraternal mindset can be seen in the great number of brothers who were athletes, actors, artists, musicians, editors, writers, R.O.T.C, cadets, and contributing members in other clubs and organizations in the university community. They were engaged and dedicated, and they each made a personal commitment to strive to be their best in their respective commitments. Everything that they did greatly enhanced the sense of community, and that is the most valuable aspect of their respective commitments. They were impactful brothers for the greater good of the University of Maine community and, in addition, many of these brothers were recognized as top leaders. Their character and sense of responsibility spoke volumes. And, consequently, many of these brothers were chosen to to be Sophomore Owls and Senior Skulls because they exhibited remarkable qualities of leadership, integrity, reliability, and a positive spirit to undertake various responsibilities and challenges and succeed. All of these brothers understood and honestly embodied Pete Carroll's "Responsibility Quotient" that led to their individual success, as well as the success of the various teams, groups, bands, orchestras, and organizations that they were members of at the University of Maine. Amazing things can happen when spirit, mind, and body work in concert. They desired success and they worked hard for it, and they all remain a blessing in our fraternal history, and in the history of the University of Maine. With regards to the later, we remain the oldest fraternal story at Maine. Without a doubt, our collaborative fraternal effort will continue to add rich new chapters to our fraternal story, as young men continue to bring their individual talents and gifts to enrich our brotherhood and the University of Maine community because amazing things can happen when spirit, mind, and body work in concert, and we have proven that fact for 150 years. With poise, rigor, and aplomb, many of our brothers have excelled academically at the University of Maine have been tapped into Phi Beta Kappa, and one brother was the first University of Maine student to be be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. To use Pascal’s “safe wager” argument, these brothers consistently made the wager that academics mattered, that themes and ideas were worth thinking about, that words and ideas matter, that reading and writing matters, that wrestling with questions matter, that studying and being prepared for class matters, that understanding the subject matters, that creative and critical thinking matters, that taking risks matters, and that talking and asking questions in class matters. With confidence and enthusiasm, these brothers accepted the intellectual and emotional wager and won with honesty and authentic “perseverance and determination” beyond the minimal acceptable requirement. Congratulations, Senior Skull brothers, Phi Beta Kappa brothers, and our Rhodes Scholar brother. Academic and otherwise, our Omega Mu brothers continue to work hard to achieve their potential in all matters with an uncommon level of persistence and determination. Yet in the end, we have been fraternally doing this for 150 years, and we will continue to do so. There is no disputing the fact that we are the oldest unbroken fraternal brotherhood at the University of Maine, and our brotherhood is still in place at 79 College Avenue with no attached chains of fraternally limiting thoughts and ideas that we will not be here for another 150 years. We are thankful for all the Q.T.V. and Phi Gamma Delta brothers who have shaped and defined our unbroken historic brotherhood, and we are thankful for hard work of the present undergraduate brothers and the new Omega Mu pledges who recently accepted the white star.  We continue to be men of fraternal good will, cordial fraternal warmth, and determinative fraternal drive in all areas. We do everything with fraternal energy and enthusiasm because we remain the pioneering, evolving brotherhood at the University of Maine. Persistence and determination encompasses everything that we have achieved as a brotherhood at the University of Maine during our first 150 years, academically, athletically, and civically. 150 years and still counting; count on it. Perge!  Senior Skulls   “The society promotes the values of friendship, obligation, academics, dignity, and the standards and traditions of the University of Maine” 1907  George P. Goodwin 1908
Guy E. Hayward and Raymond Fellows 1909
Arthur S. Hanscom and Howard L. Farwell  Elton L. Towle 1910
Malcolm E. Fassett and Charles E. Stickney 1912  William R. Ballou 1913
Warren McDonald and Clifton E. Chandler 1915
Arthur W. Abbott and Phillip W. Thomas 1916  Robert E. Thurrell 1919  Hugo S. Cross 1922  Winslow K. Herrick 1924  Edward S. Lawrence 1924  Phillip H. Taylor 1926  Joseph M. Murray 1927
Henry B. Eaton, II and Fred C. Newhall 1928  Byron B. Porter 1930  John W. Moran 1939  Robert V. Cullinan 1942  William L. Irvine 1944
Alfred R. Hutchinson and Robert W. Nutter 1945
James F. Donovan and Winslow A. Work 1948  Roger F. Thurrell 1949  John W. Ballou 1950  Philip A. Coulombe 1955  Thomas W. Golden 1956  Maurice L. Hickey 1957  Eben B. DeGrasse 1958  Vernon L. Moulton 1959  Donald E. Cookson 1960  Norman W. Stevenson 1962  Joseph S. Tardif 1963
James H. Goff and John R. Roberts 1964  Lowell T. Sherwood, Jr. 1965  Terry L. Chadbourne 1969  Raymond W. O'Keefe 1970
John L. Collins and George P. Dulac 1972  James D. McLean, Jr. 1976
James F. Kane, III and Robert B. Rand 1977
Jonathan T. Oakes and Paul E. Violette 1978  Raymond A. Konisky, III 1983  Stephen G. Perry 1984  Sean Flathers 1986
Thomas E. Babineau and Don Marden
Scott Wallace and Jeffrey G. Stewart 1990  Thomas Cole 1998  Stephen D. Sumner 2017  Thomas Beutler 2019  Matthew Ahearn “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 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. Their positive impact on the University of Maine community cannot be overstated. 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. Our scorecard is deep, and we appreciate, and we are proud of, all of our Omega Mu athlete brothers. 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 Arthur J. Dalot, 1897 Q.T.V. Years   Arthur J. Dalot is in this group picture of our Q.T.V. brothers.    
        
 "The Closing Scene at Waterloo."     Coburn Cadets drilling in the Chadbourne, Stodder, and Balentine quad area.  1895 Coburn Cadets  1896 Coburn Cadet Band Coburn Cadets Encampment at Monjoy Hill, Portland   University of Maine Athlete       “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,
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