Donald F. McCusker, 1946

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
Donald F. McCusker,
1946

Omega Mu Years

Omega Mu Housemother,
Mrs. Butts

President...Donald McCusker

NAVY
​TEST PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM

Don McCusker graduated beside John Glenn in the
Navy's test pilot training program.

John Glenn

TEST PILOT

Don McCusker, top

"Test pilot Don McCusker holds first of a series BULLPUP air-to-surface trainer missiles developed for Air Force pilot training."

N.A.S.A.
​Gemini Program Test Pilot

"The Bridge to the Moon...The Gemini program was designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs."

Gemini Paraglider

Don McCusker was the test pilot for N.A.S.A.'s paraglider to land the Gemini spacecraft.

"Donald F. severed the towline at at altitude and executed a successful five-minute glide."

​"McCusker made twelve successful landings with the Gemini-Rogallo...There was no question of NASA incorporating a paraglider landing this late in the program...."

"Donald F. McCusker
For notable contributions in the field of aerospace sciences for their paraglider flights."

Don McCusker, middle. ....
Chanute Award Winner

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

The N. A. S.A. Gemini paraglider in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

​“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