Omega Mu Voice: Robert W. Doyle, 1972

Omega Mu Voice
Robert W. Doyle,
1972

Bob Doyle, 1972
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How many of us really thought we would live this long?....... a time of love and Hate "1968 re- mains arguably on of the historic years in modern American history"...

North Korea captures the Pueblo, The Tet offensive, highest monthly casualty toll in Vietnam to date (543), RFK enters presidential race, My Lai.....

MLK marches in Memphis.... MLK dies in Memphis..... Riots in Boston, Chicago, Newark, Kansas City, Washington ..... 46 dead, ....

And we were just getting started: Ceiling raised for number of troops in Vietnam .... 541,000 in August, June 5th. California Primary night...Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in San Francisco, The Democratic National convention starring Abbie Hoffman, Nixon nominated.....George Wallace is running for President..... 

Every dog tag of every American soldier killed in Vietnam.

Abbie Hoffman

George Wallace giving a speech.

Black Power salute at Olympic Games...Apollo 7 launches..163 revolutions around earth.....Apollo 8 launches .... "first humans around moon' Nixon wins ..... Turn in your draft card .... Unemployment drops to 3.3 %. (War is good for the economy!)......

Photo of earth taken during the Apollo 8 mission.

AND Finally!!!! Fiji Pledges introduced to The Purple Jesus.........And lived through it! Other memorable events: Gangster changed his clothes twice, Woody wore his bathrobe, Shitball got a free feel...from under Chappy's bed in the ram, Eaton fell in love with The Barrel....Teddy won front stairs surfing championships…We won the Intra-Fraternity sing off (Country Joe and the Fish) Numerous brothers fell off the ladder and Hiram skied off the roof... only minor injuries reported AND so the year went!

"AND so the year went."

​“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