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Stillwater River Bridge in Orono

12/25/2022

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Quite naturally, there is much to be glad and grateful for because we lived together in the Castle during our college years at the University of Maine. The fraternal graces of our fraternal life were energizing, constructive, and fun. With these thoughts in mind, I am always reminded, gladly so, that our fraternal history is far from the traditional narrative of other fraternities at Maine: we were the first. To repeat, we were the first, and for that historical singularity, we are always happy. Our history embodies so much for so many, and our fraternal life will continue to impact generations of young men. With apology, forward and back in time, we naturally celebrate our fraternal history at the University of Maine, since our Q.T.V. beginning in 1874. Our treasured fraternal history is the result of the fraternal labor, love, dedication, and commitment of generations of brothers, and that fraternal vision and commitment remains true true now. 

As we are all brothers in the oldest combined fraternal brotherhood at the University of Maine, we look forward to our continued fraternal legacy at the University of Maine. There is no need to ask the why and how questions as to why our historical narrative continues to grow a Maine. The answer is the is simple, and answer is the same for both questions: the men. The important determining factor that has guided our success are generations of good men. From generation-to-generation, now entering our 149th year, our Omega Mu fraternal life, at our best, has been nothing but a unique, profound, and positive experience for countless numbers of young men. And, more specifically, it remains a joy to be an Omega Mu Fiji through life, and returning to our fraternal home, the Castle, causes a sense of celebratory well-being and satisfaction, as it should.
It is all about memory and tradition; they persist. For, above all things, that has been the case since our fraternal beginning. Sadly, our previous fraternal homes do not exist anymore, but our dignified, custom-built, historically honored Castle, the only historically honored fraternal home at Maine, remains at 79 College Avenue. There is no other!

Pure and simple, our ongoing fraternal longevity is not the result of chance. In thought, word, and act, our combined fraternal brotherhood has never been idle in our 149 year history. Our history has been built on the steady, strong, and committed foundation of generations of undergraduate and graduate brothers who continue to foster a collaborative fraternal spirit because they know what persistence and determination really mean: a simple resolution to succeed. By fraternal precept and example, we will continue to succeed because our core fraternal values remain the same: life-long allegiance, persistence, and loyal determination. These qualities are a testament to all of our fraternal brothers, and it is for these reasons that our fraternal history is not difficult to admire. It is these human qualities that have created our singular fraternal legacy at the University of Maine, and why our fraternal legacy will continue to grow with growing strength and conviction. I believe this to be so. 

​Recently, with these abiding thoughts in mind, I have been thinking about landmarks. These things may not seem to be obvious things to think about, or have any emotional import, but I believe that they do. Everyones life runs by specific daily, monthly, and yearly rhythms, and one of them is returning to places and people that have significant meaning in our lives. We love returning to these places more and more as life progresses because we appreciate these specific places and the people associated with these places. The feelings are warm and strong toward both, and there significance grows throughout life because they are a positive part of your identity, and there is no final farewell, except death, with these places and the people associated with these places in life. Specific landmarks let you know that you are very close to both, and your soul is lifted at their sight, or in passing by them, thankfully so. 

Over and over again, specific landmarks elicit a sense of joy and happiness that you are getting close to that special place that is rich in emotional memory and emotional associations. And, to be clear, it is not simple nostalgia nor simple sentiment. No, the feelings are real. And the landmarks, destinations, and the people associated with the place are, in a very real sense, manna, something that is life-giving and life-sustaining through life, in equal measure. The landmarks are unique and incomparable, and it does not matter what the landmark is, but they elicit a flutter of positive, growing excitement of imminent arrival. More to the point, in a very personal way, I feel deeply happy when I drive across the state line into Virginia near Winchester, Virginia, or when I cross the Piscataqua River Bridge into Maine, or when I drive down the Magnolia-scented lane leading to Southeastearn Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, or when I drive up the steep little knob to arrive at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Each of these places brings back rich, wonderful, warm-hearted memories. They always will, and it all comes down to deep appreciation and love for a sense of place, and the people associated with each place. In an honest, down-earth way, it is simple yet enduring love and gratitude. And, quite naturally, and more to the point of this blog, crossing the bridge in Orono fills me with anticipatory excitement about arriving at the Castle. There is a depth of feeling that I am almost home. And as the emotions of the mind will play where they will, to play off of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's beautiful poem, I think about Tom Hicks, Buddy Cote, Greg Scott, Steve Perry, Ken Bartlett, Jay Clement, Joel Gardiner, Steve Swan, Doug Banks, Bill Shaboski, Jeff Brinch, David Rushton, Chuck Foote, Tim Ames, Bunny Burns, Peter Cumpstone, John Kenealy, Pat Perry, Ray Audi, Phil Hannan, Brett Varnum, Ken Jagolta, Jonathan Smith, Ted Curtis, Frank Danforth, Paul Dulac, Mike O'Leary, Steve Hayward, John Collins, Paul Lessard, Jim McLean, Tom Richardson, Bob Doyle, Chris Eaton, Jack MacBrayne, Mike and Bill Soloby, and many other brothers. The thought of each of them elicits happiness and joy, and that is not the romantic impulse in me speaking, which I am prone to, just the simple truth. So here's to fraternal love! For me, the act of remembering good brothers, good fraternal events, and the finest fraternal home, is good indeed. That, to me, is the definition of genuine goodness, and it is summarized with one word: brotherhood.

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he Castle and all Omega Mu brothers are treasured, singular gifts. This, of course, we all know. As I cross the bridge, I smile at the growing thought that I cannot wait to walk through the front door and up the time-worn foyer steps of the Castle, proud to be a brother in our ever-deepening Q. T. V. - Phi Gamma Delta brotherhood. While so many other fraternities have become extinct at the University of Maine, our fraternal history grows ever more rich. Our fraternal lifeline remains unbroken. We are enduring, unrelenting, and unmatchable. That is priceless. Anyway, forty years have come and gone since my  undergraduate days of living in the Castle, and I still look forward to crossing the Orono River bridge knowing that I am almost fraternally home. 

It is an old story in our historic brotherhood at the university of Maine. For 149 years, generations of Q.T.V. and Omega Mu brothers have crossed different types of bridges in Orono, and they must have felt something as they crossed the Stillwater River, either by trolley or by car, knowing that they were almost fraternally home at one of fraternal homes at the University of Maine. We have had five fraternal homes in our 149 year history, and the bridge over the Stillwater River is the landmark that indicates that we are, truly, almost home. As a brotherhood, we remain proudly distinct and original, and we always will be, and that is a good in and of itself that every one of our brothers has embraced since our fraternal beginning in 1874. That is the liveness of our fraternal blood and marrow, and because of that we are well-established, historically dignified, and fraternally focused, and we have no intention of becoming a fraternal artifact in the history of the University of Maine. We have too many fraternal miles to go at 79 College Avenue, Orono, Maine. We are into our third century, and persistence and determination, our corps set of values, continue to lead us. As the new year begins, our 149th year, let us all remember that there is fraternal strength and fraternal beauty in our linked fraternal identity: We all go on together. Wishing every Omega Mu brother a wonderful holiday season and a joyful new year as we carry on into 2023. In closing, we continue to build the overarching character of our Q. T. V. - Phi Gamma Delta history by the level of care we give to each other and the Castle. Living with each other in the Castle was a special time in our life, and any time is a good time to return to it. In the vagaries, disappointments, and successes that define any life, we celebrate the common good of our Omega Mu brotherhood when we return to the Castle to be with generations of Omega Mu brothers. We celebrate the principles, memories, and traditions that bind us; second, fraternally and spiritually, we celebrate and remember the gift of Gods' grace of Omega Mu brothers who are no longer with us because we are a brotherhood that truly understands the life-long nature of fraternal grace, friendship. and love. We will never lose sense of our historically long-rooted collective sense of our fraternal community, nor our grace-driven fraternal sense of decency and good will for each other through life. That is, first and last, the human legacy that has really defined our Q. T. V. - Phi Gamma Delta brotherhood at the University of Maine. After all, we are unique.

​Cross the bridge in Orono, take a left at the light, and you will soon be at 79 College Avenue. You will be pleased by the visual dignity and charm of the Castle and the hearty fraternal reception that you receive when you walk through the front door. Welcome home. It is your fraternal home. It is always the same each time you walk through the front door. The passage of time never diminishes the sense of joy in walking up the foyer steps. Perge. 
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The trolley stop in front of the campus where our Q. T. V. and Phi Gamma Delta brothers would get off after a trip to Old Town, Orono, or Bangor. ​
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Our Fraternal Homes
Our First Q.T.V. Home,
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First Q. T. V. Chapter, second building in from the right.
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Our Second Q.T.V. Home,
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Our Third Q.T.V. Home,
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First Phi Gamma Delta Home,
​1897-1924

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The Castle, 1925
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“What if the space be long and wide,
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A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And memory links us hand in hand.”
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity song)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Walter O. Frost, 1906

12/24/2022

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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.
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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
Walter O. Frost,
1906
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Omega Mu Brothers:
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Walter "Jack" O. Frost, bottom right
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"There was no question that Jack was the man, and the only man."
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"Jack Frost again proved his right to a place in
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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)

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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Gerard Charles de Grandpre II, 1960

12/22/2022

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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.
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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
Gerard Charles de Grandpre, II,
​1960
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Mrs. Tate,
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"deGrandpre, the games leading ground gainer.."
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Jerry de Grandpre hurdling into the end zone.
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..."deGrandpre bulled over for the winning touchdown"
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After graduating, Gerard Charles de Grandpre was commissioned in the United States Army, and he served in Vietnam.
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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)

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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Frederick D. Potter, 1879

12/21/2022

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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.
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Frederick D. Potter,
1879
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Frederick Potter was an electrical engineer in the Edison Electric Light Company, and he
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responsible for installing light and power units in companies, factories, theaters, and hotels.
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Thomas Edison.
It is always interesting to recall Edison's response to a reporters questions about his 1000 failures in creating the light bulb: "I did not fail a thousand times. The light bulb was an invention with a thousand steps." But once again,
​I would simply say that he had persistence.
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Frederick D. Potter drew up the plans to electrify the Tokyo Imperial Palace,
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Like Thomas A. Edison,
Frederick D. Potter exhibited
Persistence.

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In 1918, Frederick D. Potter helped found the Edison Pioneers,
an organization of those who had worked with Thomas A. Edison.
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The Edison Pioneers
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"One of 2 surviving members of the
​Edison Pioneers dies at 88--
Invented Optical Pyrometer."

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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)

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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
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Hamilton H. Dyer, 1939

12/14/2022

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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.

Omega Mu Veteran
Hamilton H. Dyer, Jr,
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1939

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Hamilton H. Dyer, Jr., Second Row, Second from Left
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Dudley Utterback
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"Phi Gamma Delta member Dudley Utterback, designer and chief engineer of the winning statue sculpturing contest held at the University of Maine."
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"Hamilton Dyer, of Phi Gamma Delta,
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Hamilton Higgins Dyer was in the United States Air Corp Ferry Command during World War II. He received the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for leading flights of P-38's over the South Pacific, and he broke time records in ferrying Flying Fortresses to England. He died after his plane crashed in  the Snow Mountains in China after a successful bombing attack on the Imperial Iron and Steel Works at Yawata, Japan. 
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Crew of the Praying Mantis,
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"Among the 14 warplanes that were lost was a B-29 nicknamed The Praying Mantis, which was assigned to the 444th Bomb Group of the 58th Bomb wing. On its way back, it ran our of fuel about 100 kilometers from it base Chengdu
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were missing and all subsequent search
​and recovery efforts had failed."
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After bombing the Yawata Steel Works, the Praying Mantis crashed in the Snow Mountains near Chengdu, China. ​
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Memorial to crew of the Praying Mantis at the crash site in Chengdu, China. Items recovered from the crash site are below.
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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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge!
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Dana E. Bunker, 1945

12/11/2022

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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. ​

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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.
Omega Mu Veteran
Dana E. Bunker,
1945

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Our Omega Mu housemother, 
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"Phi Gamma Delta, two medleys, one a group of Phi Gam songs and the other a composite of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, Over There, and the Marine Hymn."
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Dana E. Bunker served in United States Army Air Corps
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“What if the space be long and wide,
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A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And memory links us hand in hand.”
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity song)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Harry Butler Jr., 1920

12/10/2022

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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 Brother
Harry Butler, Jr.,
1920
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Hosea Buck, Omega Mu brother, 1893
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Frank Fellows, Omega Mu brother, 1912
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"Skeet" Plummer's "racey" Ford did not
prove very slow in returning for Old Town
the other day. In spite of the heavy load of
seven passengers it made the trip in
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Ray Wass, Omega Mu brother, 1921
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University of Vermont Medical School
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Harry Butler, Jr. followed his father, Harry Butler, Sr., 1888, into the medical profession.
He earned his M.D. from the University of Vermont Medical School, and he also attended
the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Vienna.
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University of Pennsylvania
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University of Vienna
Attending Surgeon at Eastern Maine General Hospital, Bangor Sanitorium, and the
Bangor Children's Hospital
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Harry Butler, Jr. served our country in
​World War I and World War II.
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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)

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Fraternally,
​Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge
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William R. Ballou, 1912

12/8/2022

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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. 
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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.
Omega Mu Veteran
William R. Ballou,
1912

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Omega Mu Years
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Albert H. Brown and Charles W. Mullen
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Charles C. Garland and Frederick L. Stevens
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Howard L Farwell
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Boston Boat Wharf
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"The first stop was made at Verona Park where dinner was served and an hour or so was spent in dancing."
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"After the dance the boat when on to Belfast. Here a snappy game of baseball was played between the upperclassmen and freshmen."
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"The house was very prettily decorated in evergreens and Xmas bells intermingled
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World War I
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William R. Ballou was  captain in the 56th Pioneer Infantry Division during World War I, and he saw action in France.
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Commemorating the end of World War I at the University of Maine.
Class Reunion
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William R. Ballou is in this picture.
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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)

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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

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Harry Butler, Sr., 1888

12/4/2022

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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 Brother
Harry Butler, Sr.,
1888
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Q. T. V. Years
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First Q.T.V Chapter Hall, second building in from the right, the present site of Coburn Hall.
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The first Q.T.V. Chapter Hall stood on the site where Coburn Hall would be built.
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"The entire expense of its erection was borne by the members and this demanded from them considerable self-sacrifice and loyalty. As
this was the first fraternity chapter house
built in the state, it surely must have
​been a building to be proud of."
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"The first meeting place of fraternities on the Maine campus was in this building which was constructed in 1876 for the Q.T.V. fraternity which later became Phi Gamma Delta. The building stood in the present site of
Coburn Hall."
Our Q.T.V. - Omega Mu brother,
​Frank E. Kidder
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​​Coburn Hall was designed by Frank E. Kidder, a Q.T.V. brother.
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Frank E. Kidder, middle, when he was a student at Maine State College.
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Senior portrait of Frank E. Kidder.
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Wingate Hall
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Coburn Hall
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First Phi Gamma Delta house.
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The Second Q.T.V. Chapter Hall
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The newly built second Q.T.V. Chapter Hall is on the right, and the central portion of
Holmes Hall is on the right.
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The second Q.T.V. Chapter Hall is the first building on the left, and directly
in front of it is Coburn Hall.
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The second Q.T.V. Chapter Hall is the second building in from the right.
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The second Q.T.V. Chapter Hall, center.
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"The hall of the Q. T. V. Fraternity was thrown open to visitors and was well inspected."
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"The reunion was prolonged until a late hour, and was
one of the most enjoyable in years."
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"Nathaniel E. Wilson delivered the
​address of welcome."
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"Then followed a finely written poem
​by Edward E. Elwell, Jr."
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"At the conclusion of the literary exercises the members and alumni partook of the usual banquet."
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"The society is in it's usual prosperous condition."
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George P. Gould
Hunting
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"Prof. Rogers will take Butler, '88, with him to carry the game..."
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Senior Class President
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The Reading Room Association
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After graduating from Maine State College in 1888, Harry Butler received his medical degree and became a prominent doctor in Bangor. 
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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)

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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

Perge

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Clarence E. Hart, 1926

12/3/2022

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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.
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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
Clarence E. Hart
1926

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Clarence E. Hart, third row, third brother in from the right.
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Fire Destroys the 
Phi Gamma Delta House,
​1924

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William Murray and Joseph Murray
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Edgar Coffin and Henry Eaton
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John Glenn and Donald Mitchell
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Clarence Hart
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Donald Powell and Russ Dyer
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The Castle
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First picture on the Phoenix Lounge, 1925.
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Over the years, our Omega Mu brothers were involved in many Maine Masque productions, including Malcolm E. Fassett, Clarence E. Hart, Harry Lovely, Nathan F. True, Fernando T. Norcross, Theodore W. Haskell, Charles E. Stickney, Robert Irvine, William Demant, Evans B. Norcross, J. Richard Buck, Willam Keith, Harry P. Carle, Howard L. Farwell, Jacob M. Horne, Jr.; Bryant M. Patten, Sumner Waite, Norman D. Carlisle, Paul F. Slocum, Clifford H. George, Ernest F. Andrews, Robert S. Hussey, Elwood D. Bryant, Howard J. Stagg, III; Stanley T. Fuger, John T. Clark, John W. Ballou, George R. Berger, Robert D. Parks, Arthur B. Conner, Louis Louis H. Thibaudeau, Henry S. Simms, among many others! Praise for them is merited. Exhibiting diligence and discipline, these Omega Mu brothers, through many decades, brought a joyful vibrancy and communal vitality to the University of Maine community. What a superb gift to give the community, rich, alive, and inspiring. Significantly, many of our Omega Mu brothers were a driving force in many of the plays because of the impactful, leading roles that they often played, luring and capturing the imagination of the audience as they moved and glided, with apparent ease and poise, on the theater boards. By all reports in the Maine Campus and the Bangor Daily, their performances were quit affecting. The quality and depth of their disciplined art form joyfully enriched the lives of countless numbers of people. 

Our Omega Mu Maine Masque theater brothers, just like our athlete brothers, are an enriching testament to what it means to be a fraternity brother in Omega Mu, and we are proud of their dedication, creativity, and commitment in adding such an important historic angle in our fraternal history at the University of Maine. They exemplify the good of what it means to be a positive part of the university community, and in doing so showing the good of fraternal culture. Attending a play is a special, spirited experience, and we are proud of the legacy of these brothers for their unbending commitment to the beautiful creative art and discipline of Maine Masque theater productions. These Maine Masque theater brothers make us proud, and their legacy in Maine Masque history continues to shine. They, too, like our Omega Mu athlete brothers, continue to enrich and strengthen our perseverant and determined fraternal identity, 147 years strong. 
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"They were handsomely assisted by the littlest girl herself - in this case, Master Clarence Hart, who in make up and acting entered most artistically into the spirit of the play."
University of Maine Athlete
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Clarence Hart, third in from the right.
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Clarence Hart, first on the right, front row.
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IC4A
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Maine Harriers place 4th in the 1925 IC4A meet
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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)

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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

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