John L. Collins, 1970

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.

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
John L. Collins
1970

Omega Mu Years

Omega Mu Housemothers

Clara Hammond

Sophomore Owls and a Senior Skull
L-R Standing: Mike Soloby, Fred Galella,  John Duffy.
L-R Seated: Dave Goode and Senior Skull Ray O'Keffe

Back row L-R: BR, Spook, Flaherty, Dave Smith, John Rhodes, Jimmy Dunn,
Glenn Smith, Paul Dulac, Rod Macklin, John Dolan, George Weist, Jim Chaplin.
Front Row L-R: Ernie Niles?,  Bob Duetsch, Bob Van Dyke, Tyler Libby,
George Thomas, Jack McBrayne.

Rod Macklin, right.

New Initiates at Pig Dinner

Adding their links L-R: Edson Smith, Steve Carlisle; going back to his chair is James "Red" Wolfe, Leigh Morrill,
and  John Collins. 

John Collins, standing second from the left, looking to his left, Clifford Goudey, and Gary Sawyer.

James Wolf, Cliff Goudy, Tyler Libby,
John Collins, Emerson Gorham.

Bob Duetsch, Bob Van Dyk, John Collins, Chris Eaton,
Fred Galella.

Bob Duetsch and John Collins at Thunder Hole.

Fiji Snow Sculpture

Working on the left portion of the sculpture:

• Mike O'Leary wearing a brown jacket
• To the right of Mike O'Leary wearing a blue and white jacket is Jim McLean
• To the right of Jim McLean is Tom Richardson

Standing in the middle:

• Chris Eaton wearing a red sweater
• Sammy Cosgrove or Fred Galella
• Greg Papasodora wearing a hat
• Jimmy Dunn
  
• John Duffy
  
• Tony Flaherty
  
• John Nale
  
• Bob Gadolfi, #36
  
• Glenn Smith, far right
  

On the wall:

• Tyler Libby, check jacket
• Fred Galella
• Jim Chaplin
  
• Mike O'Leary
• Chris Eaton, red sweater
• Bill Pond
• Red Wolfe
• Jimmy Hayes

Around the car

• Eric Sjostrom, holding the hose
• In front of Eric, bending down, left hand side of the car, Ernie Niles
• On the far right next to the drivers side of the car is Bob Mennealy

Drivers side of the car

• Pat Ladd wearing a green jacket
  
• George Thomas wearing a yellow jacket
  
• John Collins is the fourth brother in from the left. His back is turned, and he is wearing a white jacket.
  

Back of the car

• Mike O'Leary, at the back of the car, looking back toward the camera
  
• Chris Eaton, red sweater, carving on the wall
  
• Jim McLeand, wearing Maine jacket, carving on the wall
  

Clara Hammond, Housemother
And the designer of the snow sculpture,
"The Spook"

Housemother
Clara Hammond

L-R: Leigh Morrill, John Collins, front; Doyle Vauteur, seated; John Kimball, Dusty Rhodes, behind. 

Fiji Island

Center behind, Pat Ladd; Center front, Bob Meneally; Paul Wood wearing the bandana, Mike Soloby wearing sunglasses.

University of Maine Athlete

Freshmen Football

Freshmen team:
John Collins, #24
Other Omega Mu Brothers On The Team: Paul Pooler,
 Paul Dulac, Anthony Flaherty, John Kimball.

Varsity Football

John Collins, #41
Other Omega Mu Brothers On The Team: Mike O'Leary, Grant Watkins, Paul Pooler,
John Kimball

John Collins, #41
Omega Mu Brothers On The Team:
Paul Pooler, Paul Dulac, John Rhodes,
 Chris Eaton, Richard Paganucci, Pat Ladd,
Paul Roy, Jim Hayes, John Kimball,
Richard Rhodes, Ed O'Bara, George Solomon, John Zinno

Omega Mu Brothers On The Football Team:
Grant Watkins, Paul Dulac, Mike O'Leary, Richard Paganucci, Richard Rhodes, John Collins, Paul Pooler, John Kimball,
Chris Eaton.

John Collins making the tackle.

"Collins, Dulac, and O'Leary are juniors who have been key personnel in the Black Bears' defense all year long.....Sophomore Eaton should be an integral part of the Black Bears' offense next year."

John Collins has a notable performance

All Fiji
​Football Team

All Fiji Team Omega Mu Brothers: Paul Dulac and John Collins

Jack MacBrayne, John Collins, Doug Baston, Dave Smith.

L-R: Tom Richardson, John Collins, Ted Crowell, Mike Soloby, Sammy Cosgrove, Paul Pooler, Bob Doyle, Paul Lessard.

“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