   “Chain, Chain, Chain” Chip Chapman Omege Mu, 1982 Historically, It is worth Pondering, Is it not, The long Interesting Chain of Omega Mu Nicknames, our Deep-rooted Folkloric Fiji tradition, The human Bread of Our brotherhood That dates Back to Our Q.T.V Foundating In 1874, And has Has remained A linking Fraternal strength, Nickname- To-nickname, One-by- One, in Linked Historic Form, like Verse, in Helping creating A wonderful Fraternal Pulse of Fraternal cheer And good Humor within Our Omega Mu Brotherhood And life- Long Friendships, And, when It is all Said and done, That, Over the long- Haul of Life, means More than Anything. But, Thankfully, We do Not have Low- Brow, common Pedestrian Names that Are empty, Irreverent and Sordid like Weasel, Mothball Pinto, Stork, D-Day, Flounder. And, god bless Belushi’s hilarious Soul, A Bluto, an Exemplary fraternity Man who Famously shouted, With evangelical Fraternal Fervor, his Rhodes Scholar Historical intellect On full Delta House Display: “Was it Over when The Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell No!” Likewise, Hell no, our Omega Mu Nicknames have Always been Refreshing and Ennobling with William F. Buckley gravitas: Rich and High-minded With urbane Wit, class, Style, and Civilizing Good taste and High intellectual Import, And were Arrived at Through An Inscrutably Sober, Clear-eyed Divination Process from Antiquity, Grounded in Deep spiritual And Philosophical Matters; not A trivial process, Mind you, but A sacred Rite full of Mystery and Magic, Nobility and Purpose that Takes calm, Scrutinizing Care, time, And patience, Literally Soul- Searching, In order to Discern The refined Fraternal Essence of Each Omega Mu Brother in The face-to- Face life within The architectural Charm of The Castle, And these Names endure Link-to-fraternal Link, generation- To-generation- Due to Their rich, Rhythmic, Resonating Good taste, And soulful Profundity That we Cherish and Reverence in Our seam Lessly-linked Omega Because of There Distinctive Sense of Status, Taste, Wit and Charm That we Pride our Selves on As Omega Mu Fiji Brothes Shitball, Sluggo, The Missing Link, The Spook, Dusty, Swampy Pond, The S.P, Humpy, Dippy, T. Pictum Pursch, Natty Bumpo, Jordan the Lion, Allie, Judge, Lengthy, Lamb, Sin, Pater Gloomy, Puss, Froggie, Wizard, Bopper, BVD, Chappy, Clyde Crash-cup, Gangster, Hazey, Marks-a-lot, McCerebral, Pecadora, Pizza, Sola, Solu, Swampy, Hog, Leo, Dewey, Farrar, Hazbro, Gandhi, Mongo, Shetland, Spike, Shoes, Sweetie, Scud, Big Daddy, Skillsaw, Bug, Jughead, Cranium, Granddad, Popeye, Razor, Ant-Man. Philthy, Shab, Homer, Whoa, B.F., Scooter, Bean Hole, Swany, Fella, Toad, Mad Dog, Stick, Buckwheat, Garland, Bart, Stroutie, BoBo, Snake, Weasel, Shack, Bunny, Tuner, Palu, Jag, T, Rip, Jock, Dr. Cook, Huddy, Wafer, Grace, Baldy, Infant, Hoot, Jingles, Giggles, Scout, Morrgy, Shorty, Hoss, Prep, Count, Sasquatch, Snap, Harpo, Beaver, Stevo, Smitty, No Hair, Grape Nut, Drool, Buster, Sleep, Toots, General, Stiff, Sphinx, Spanky, Hashi Mura, Puffy, Love, Ding-Dong, Brick, Yap, Bitter, Slicker, Soup, Cubby, Mama Colucci, Munchie, Squire, Father, Capt., Ikey, Prunes, Fang, Flea, Lumpy, Stork, Bosco, Thug, Pat Me Groin, Root, Dogger, Yorkie, Red Wolf, Sister, Scrapper, Sut, Cat, Rat, Zin, Zip, Zinc, And Mao, Never to Be forgotten, Secure in the Rich tapestry Of our historic Omega Mu memory “Because you can Have something that Lasts throughout your life.” (Jerry Garcia) And that is the Heartfelt human of “Perfection and grace” (Steely Dan) Of our linked Fraternal Brotherhood, One generation After another, Eternal as Law in being Spiritually Linked with Our historic Past and the Present link Of our 147 year Fraternal year, An unbroken Brotherhood Chain of Fraternal well- Being of good, Decent, Perseverant and Determined Men linked By one noble, Enduring, Historically Resonating Name, the Best name, Always, Unapologetically And proudly, In heart And Head, Omega Mu Fijis, The best Fraternal Expression of Brotherhood At the University of Maine since 1874. Perge  “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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