​Higgins Classical Institute

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. 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 Brothers,
John Barnard and Winslow Herrick​

​​Concert after the
​1872  Commencement

Chip Chapman
Omega Mu, 1982
​This, above
All, we all
Knew and
Believed,
 
Happily so:
JT was a
Great gentleman
And our Omega
 
Mu brother,
Dedicated to our
Omega Mu
Brotherhood
 
Because his
Natural outlook
Was always
Graciously
 
Charged with
Civility,
Calm, and
Compassion

Toward each
Brother with-
In the
Energetic rhythm
 
Spirit of the
House, our
Historic human
Wilderness,
 
Creating mood and
Emotion with
Affectionate
Well-Being and
 
Respect; a gentle,
Gracious force
Of nature,
Just as
 
Tom
Tear had been,
For generating
The enduring
 
Good will of
Our brotherhood and
Creating a legendary
Reputation that
 
Will never
Be forgotten
Because JT
Brought a
 
Cohesive love,
Strength, and
Happiness to
Omega Mu
 
Each day
Because he
Was, simply,
Utterly, those
 
Very things that
He gave for
Our fraternal
Welfare:
 
Human love,
Strength and
Happiness,
Each day
 
In how he was
Toward each of
Us in how he
Took love,
 
Pleasure and
Fraternal pride
In being
Attentive in

​Cooking faultless
Meals for our
Brotherhood
That we
 
Savored each day
From the devouringly
Beautiful smell of
Home-

​Made bread to
Rib nights to
Chocolate mousse
And sharing
 
A beer, or more
Likely a carafe of
Wine,
And being 

One with us at
Christmas parties, or
In the basement
With brothers and

​Little sisters, or
Sitting in
The house,
His house,
 
Reading the
Newspaper,
Relaxed and
Embracing 

​The heart of our
Omega Mu
Life, each day,
Moment-to
 
Moment with
Loving grace and
Kindness, hospitality and
Generosity, just
 
As he had
Honorably served
Our nation and
Was timelessly
 
Animated in
Many theater
Productions
With the

Warmth of
His nature,
And so
On,
 
Always a
Man of
Consequence
And
 
Beauty,
Grace and
Perseverance,
And
 
As things do
Slip from
Memory, we will
Never forget the
 
Practical
Niceties of everything
JT did for us with
Charming
 
Confidence and
Joy in making
Our life in
The house
 
Timeless,
And he remains
A life-long
Link in our Omega
 
Mu brotherhood
On the Stillwater,
A genuine
Providential
 
Gift and our
Dear friend and
Fraternal brother,
JT. 

Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, 1982
​​Perge