Elwood P. Addition, 1938

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, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, 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
Elwood P. Addition,
1938

Omega Mu Years

Omega Mu Housemother,
Mrs. Bradley

1937
​Pig Dinner

 Brother Frank Fellows, 1908,
Toastmaster

Brother Elwood P. Addition,
Omega Mu

1936
Snow Sculpture

"Phi Gamma Delta, with a most remarkably executed tableau of  set of three figures on a raised dais, was adjudged the winner. A purple background sprinkled with stars was flanked on one side by a woman figure skate; on the other, by a dancing couple. A giant star with a the beautiful figure of a girl in front of it was placed in the center....The artists responsible for this fine piece of artistry were: Gordon Heath, James Dow, Robert Baker, and George Grange, although the entire fraternity did its part."

Elwood P. Addtion served on the U.S.S. Phelps in the Pacific-Asiatic Theater of operations during World War II. The U.S.S, Phelps served as a flagship, and she saw action at the Battle of Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, the Eastern Solomons, to name just a few. 

USS Phelps, the flagship, leading the way. 

"USS Phelps...was one of the most active destroyers leaders of the Pacific War."

December 7th, 1941,
the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The USS Phelps was moored with other ships that are on the right, and she was not hit. 

Battle of Coral Sea

Sailors jumping off the USS Lexington

The USS Phelps was ordered to sink the abandoned USS Lexington, right, after
​the Battle of Coral Sea. 

USS Phelps in Pearl Harbor before the
​Battle of Midway.

Midway

USS Phelps and the USS Atlanta during
​the Battle of Midway.

Battle of Midway
In the foreground is the USS Atlanta; the aircraft carrier USS ​Hornet ​is behind, and to the right, in the distance, is the
USS Phelps.

Business Leader

After the end of World War II, Elwood P. Addition worked for the Dravo Corporation, and he was the Vice President for Process, Construction and Engineering, overseeing 75 percent of business worldwide. More importantly, he was one of the first businessmen to go to China after
​it reopened to the United States
​in the early 1970's. 

“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