Charles A. Frost, 1895

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
Charles A. Frost,
1895

Q. T. V. Years

Graduating class of 1895. Charles Albert Frost is in the back row, standing, fourth from the right.

"Cor. Sec'y....C. A. Frost"

Class of 1895 with a few of our Q.T.V. brothers.

Charles A. Frost gave the address to the undergraduates on Class Day, 1895

QTV brothers in 1895. Charles A. Frost is second from the right in on the front row, and they are all wearing a White Carnation on their jacket.

Charles A. Frost is the seventh Coburn Cadet from the left during their en-campment in Searsport, Maine, 1895.

Physics class, 1894

A small portion of an article that Charles A. Frost wrote for The Cadet, the University of Maine paper, 1894.

Charles A. Frost was one of the student commencement speakers his sophomore year, 1893

Charles A. Frost was one of the student commencement speakers his junior year, 1894

"Patriotism,,,,Charles Albert Frost"

The graduating class of 1895

University of Maine Athlete

"Charles A. Frost, who has been called by the newspapers the best fielder in the league, is in the class of '95 and comes from Monmouth....His fielding has been the mist brilliant kind and his graduation leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill. He has many long hits to his credit, and the home run that ended a ten inning game on the Bates grounds, will long be remembered."

1893 team. Charles A. Frost, first one seated on the third step, right

1894 team. Charles A. Frost is the first on the front row, left, kneeling.

1895 team Charles A. Frost is on the second row, left, first one that is sitting. QTV brother, Gerardius Andries de Haseth, is leaning on him.

Charles A. Frost is first on the right.

Charles A. Frost was a civil engineer for 45 years, and when he retired he devoted his time to the study of insects, and he became one of the most well-known entomologists around the world. He was one of the charter members of the Entomology Society of America and Canada. In addition, he was a curator of beetles, particularly of small beetles, for the New England Society of Natural History. He amassed over 50,000 different specimens in his own personal collection, and that included more than 900 different species, and he gave his 50,000 specimens to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. His specimens are labeled “C.A. Frost Collection” in the museum. 

"Mr. Frost has left his collection of beetles to the Museum of Comparative Zoology,
​Harvard University."

"The collection is especially strong in small beetles, which are to collect and mount, and which are very much needed to fill out the study series of North American Coleoptera
​at the museum."

Professional Publications

A few of the published articles by Charles A. Frost.

Q. T. V. Reunions

“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!