Charle L. Pfeiffer, 1943

Our Omega Mu veteran-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 we can all 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, 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
Charles L. Pfeiffer,
1943

Omega Mu Years

Omega Mu Years

Omega Mu Housemothers:
Mrs. Vickers and Mrs. Walker

1940
​Snow Sculpture

John D. Utterback

"Phi Gamma Delta Member Dudley Utterback, designer and chief engineer of the winnig statue in the Snow Sculpturing contest held at the University of Maine."

1941
Snow Sculpture

"Phi Gam's snow sculpture last week was probably the most beautiful this university has ever seen."

"It's connection to the carnival was pretty remote. But if barred from first place for that reason, why was it given any mention?
​Because it was too good to ignore."

"It received first honorable mention.
​Dudley Utterback of Bangor was chief engineer."

Maine Masque

Over the years, our Omega Mu brothers have been involved in many Maine Masque productions, including Charles L. Pfeiffer, Malcolm E. Fassett, Harry Lovely, Nathan F. True, Fernando T. Norcross, Theodore W. Haskell, Charles E. Stickney, Robert Irvine, William Demant, Evans B. Norcross, J. Richard Buck, Willam Keith, Harry P. Carle, Howard L. Farwell, Jacob M. Horne, Jr.; Bryant M. Patten, Sumner Waite, Norman D. Carlisle, Paul F. Slocum, Clifford H. George, Ernest F. Andrews, Robert S. Hussey, Elwood D. Bryant, Howard J. Stagg, III; Stanley T. Fuger, John T. Clark, John W. Ballou, George R. Berger, Robert D. Parks, Arthur B. Conner, Louis H. Thibodeau, Henry S. Simms, among many, many others! Praise for them is merited. Exhibiting diligence and discipline, these Omega Mu brothers, through many decades, brought a joyful vibrancy and communal vitality to the University of Maine community. What a superb gift to give the community, rich, alive, and inspiring. Significantly, many of our Omega Mu brothers were a driving force in many of the plays because of the impactful, leading roles that they often played, luring and capturing the imagination of the audience as they moved and glided, with apparent ease and poise, on the theater boards. By all reports in the Maine Campus and the Bangor Daily, their performances were quit affecting. The quality and depth of their disciplined art form joyfully enriched the lives of countless numbers of people. 

Our Omega Mu Maine Masque theater brothers, just like our athlete brothers, are an enriching testament to what it means to be a fraternity brother in Omega Mu, and we are proud of their dedication, creativity, and commitment in adding such an important historic angle in our fraternal history at the University of Maine. They exemplify the good of what it means to be a positive part of the university community, and in doing so showing the good of fraternal culture. Attending a play is a special, spirited experience, and we are proud of the legacy of these brothers for their unbending commitment to the beautiful creative art and discipline of Maine Masque theater productions. These Maine Masque theater brothers make us proud, and their legacy in Maine Masque history continues to shine. They, too, like our Omega Mu athlete brothers, continue to enrich and strengthen our perseverant and determined fraternal identity, 149 years strong. ​

Maine Forester

University of Maine Athlete

Military Career

Second Lieutenant Charles L. Pfeiffer served in the 10th Mountain Division during
​World War II.

10th Mountain Division
In Italy During
World War II

Above, the 10th Mountain Division near Monte delle Vedetta, Italy, in the North Apennines, Charles L. Pfeiffer was ​killed near
​Monte delle Vedetta on
March 3rd, 1945. 

"The 3rd Platoon under Lieutenant Charles L. Pfeiffer swung around to the right to flank the hill. They received rifle fire from the farm in the saddle, but were able to pass to the left between the hill and up onto the upper slopes."

"Lieutenant Pfeiffer, out in front of his men reconnoitering for his platoon position, was
hit by small arms fire. He lay unable to
move in front of his platoon in an
exposed position under machine
gun and small arms fire.
Lieutenant Pfeiffer later
​died of his wounds."

Charles L. Pfeiffer 2nd LT 3/2/45
​Cimon Della Piella

"In Grateful Remembrance to the Alumni and Former Students of the Department of Forestry of the University of Maine who gave their
Lives in Service of their Country."

Charles Leslie Pfeiffer, South Natick, Massachusetts"

“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