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 LeRoy H. Harvey, 1901 18. Leroy H. Harvey Frank E. Kidder, our Q. T. V. brother, was the architect who designed our first Phi Gamma Delta Castle. Prophecy...Leroy H. Harvey University of Maine Athlete Leroy H. Harvey is in the middle row, third one in from the left. Leroy H. Harvey is in the second row, second one in from the left. Other Omega Mu brothers in this picture are Clifford D. Harvey and Oscar M. Bixby. University of Chicago Ph.D, 1908 LeRoy H. Harvey received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany from the University of Chicago. After earning his Ph.D from University of Chicago, LeRoy H. Harvey was selected to be head of the Department of Biology at Western Michigan, originally called Western State Normal. Respected Scientist "Dr. Harvey had, to a marked degree, the truly scientific attitude of mind. Transparently honest himself, the truth attracted him mightily. Facts were the things for which he delve, and having found them and discovered their hidden meanings he followed fearlessly the truth wherever it might lead." "In other words, he followed the method pursued by all the master minds of science during the past fifty or one hundred years, and in doing so made himself a place among the relatively few who are discoverers and not just followers." Academic Articles “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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We cannot know all the movements of God’s grace through life, but certainly can know that one of them is friendship. “A faithful friend is an elixir of life.” Dear God, to whom we turn at all times in life, we come to you this afternoon and assert, without reservation, that You are the one who gives life; that you are the one who hears our prayers, and that you are the one who receives us at our death. This afternoon we come before you today not in sorrow or despair, but as a thankful fraternal cloud of witnesses, as is written book of Hebrews, to remember and honor our Omega Mu brothers who have recently left us and have entered into eternal grace with you. We come before you this evening in sadness and thankful gratitude for many brothers who have recently left us. Although there have been many external tears and internal tears, and plenty of them, for the beautiful “Cloud of Witnesses” of these brothers who have entered into eternal light with you, God. So, tonight, we honor, celebrate, and remember the following Omega Mu Fiji brothers who have meant so much to us and our life-long bond of brotherhood: Anthony J. Flaherty, Peter J. Frost, Raymond W. O’Keefe, Steven J Hayward, James S. Chaplin, Michael J. McInnis, George H. Hutchinson, Richard M. Paganucci, Paul F. McCarron, Floyd L. Milbank, Jr., George H. Horton, Jr., John J. Rhodes, Jr., Richard R. Rhodes, Joseph T. Cucarro, Donald T. Hanson, Robert J. Lewy, Bruce A. Verrill, Mark E. Gebauer, Edwin G. Logan, Albert L. Noyes, Donald L. Mooers, William E. Haley, Jr., Clarence A. Barrett, Jr., Steven M. Dunwoody, Joseph C. Mawson, Jeffrey Stewart, Lee E. Fitzgerald, Robert S. Cheney, Jr., Dave M. Rand, Bruce A. Roderick, Harry I. Taylor, Jr., and John F. R. Kenealy. Anthony Flaherty Peter J. Frost Raymond W. O'Keefe Steven J. Hayward James S. Chaplin Michael J. McInnis George H. Hutchinson Richard M. Paganucci Paul F. McCarron Floyd L. Milbank, Jr. George H. Horton, Jr. John J. Rhodes, Jr. Richard R. Rhodes Joseph T. Cuccaro Donald T. Hanson Robert J. Lewy Bruce A. Verrill Mark E. Gebauer Edwin G, Logan Albert L. Noyes Donald L. Mooers William E. Haley Clarence A. Barrett, Jr. Steven M. Dunwoody Joseph C. Mawson Jeffrey Stewart Lee E. Fitzgerald Robert S. Cheney David M. Rand Bruce A. Roderick Harry I. Taylor, Jr. John F. R. Kenealy The memories of each of these Omega Mu brothers are vivid and significant. They were, and they will always remain, a tide - of - life for each of us; a beautiful fraternal richness within our Omega Mu brotherhood that we will never forget. Each of these brothers were irreducibly and inimitably unique, a gift, a blessing, a grace in life - for all of life, which we are all thankful for, and they will maintain a singularity of place in our hearts that will never, ever, diminish in time. Collectively, they were unsurpassable gifts to us, They are unforgettable, and they will remain unforgettable in our brotherhood. And we know that their love and determination will continue to take birth in the hearts of all us who loved and cared for each of them. Each of these brothers were a breath -if you will-of the act of creation in how to live life fully, and how to live life well, and there spirits will always permeate the Castle, and their stories and adventures will always be talked about with joy. And as Thoreau insightfully wrote: “What a difference, whether in all your walks, you meet only strangers, or in one house-one home is one who knows you, and whom you know. To have a brother…..How rare these things are.” With deep fraternal love, we say Amen. “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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