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. Their positive impact on the University of Maine community cannot be overstated. 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 Athlete Eben R. Haggett, 1889 Q. T. V. Years The second Q. T. V. Chapter Hall is in the middle. The second Q. T. V. Chapter Hall, left, after it was moved across the street in order for Coburn Hall to be built. On the right is Holmes Hall. Brother Walter Balentine's (1874) office in Holmes Hall. Note his senior year picture above the fire place, and then above a bookcase. Brother James M. Bartlett, 1880, working in the lab in Holmes Hall. The second Q. T. V. Chapter Hall is the second building in from the right. A great picture of the University of Maine campus with the Q. T. V. Hall behind Coburn Hall. "The hall of the Q. T. V. Fraternity was thrown open to visitors and was well inspected." 15th Q. T. V. Reunion "The meeting was largely attended, for many of their alumni had returned to participate in this pleasant event. The festivities did not end until a late hour and all voted it a most pleasant reunion." The library in Coburn Hall "The Reading Room Association.....Ex. Com.....E. R. Haggett, '89" Commencement Speeches "Money in Society in the United States, Eben Raymond Haggett, Newcastle" University of Maine Athlete "Haggett, lf" Fiftieth Reunion "Eben Haggett, honorary marshal for the day." “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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