Omega Mu Voice: Charles E. Chapman, 1982

Chain
​

We savor
The sustained
Good
​
In the rich
Tapestry
Of our

150 year
Fraternal history
At the University

Of Maine. 
From moment-
To moment,

Year-to
Year, and
Decade-

Decade, we
Celebrate
Our 150 

Fraternal history,
The original
Fraternal

Brotherhood at
The University of
Maine. 

It is 
A very 
​Big deal.

As such,
We all 
Celebrate and

Are thankful
For the brief
Gift of

Time that
We had
In living

With each
Other in
The Castle,

Our historic
Fraternal
Home, that

Is filled
With an
Absolute 

Treasure 
Trove of
Generational

Memories, and it is
Devotionally
Worth

Pondering
The long,
Uniting,

Encircling
Chain of Q. T. V.,
Omega Mu

Nicknames, our deep
Rooted fraternal
Sacrament

That dates to our
Groundbreaking
Q.T.V founding

In 1874
That has
Remained

A linking
Fraternal strength,
Nickname-

To-nickname,
To nickname
One-by-

One, in
Linked
Poetic

Form, our
Inimitable,
Singular

Fraternal
Pulse of
Initiation;

A cheerful,
Humorous
Rite of

Passage within
Our Q. T. V. and
Omega Mu

Brotherhood,
And, thankfully,
We do

Not have
Stereotypical
Low-

Brow,
Pedestrian
Nicknames that

Are vapid,
Trifling,
Irreverent,

Sordid and
Shocking like
Weasel, Mothball

Pinto, Stork, D-Day,
Flounder, and Bluto.
Oh, no,

Oh, no, our
Q. T. V. - Omega Mu
Nicknames are

Burnished,
Ennobling
Jewels with

William F.
Buckley gravitas:
Rich and high-

Minded with
Urbane,
Thought-

Provoking wit
Class,
Style, and

Civilizing good
Taste and
High

Intellectual
Import that were
Arrived at through

A sober, clear-
Eyed fraternal
Divination

Process of
Depth,
Precision

Reflection and
Examination of
The highest

Order, almost
Jesuit-like,
In being

A spiritually
And
Intellectually

Robust
Discernment
Process

Requiring clear-
Thinking; not
A trivial

Process,
Mind you,
But a sacred,

Mystical  Q. T. V. -
Omega Mu
Process, a

Rigorous rite of
Mystery and
Magic,

Nobility and
Purpose, that
Takes

Calm, measured,
Scrutinizing
Care;

Time and
Patience;
Literally soul-

Searching,
In order to
Discern the

Distilled,
Archetypal
Essence of

Each Q. T. V.-
Omega Mu
Brother, and

These names endure
Link-to-fraternal
Link, generation-

To-generation-
Due to there
Rhythmically

Resonating
Good taste and
Soulful

Profundity that
We cherish in
Our seam

Lessly - linked
Q. T. V - Omega
Chain of

Nicknames
Because of
There

Distinctive
Sense of
Taste,

Wit and
Charm
That we

Pride our
Selves on
As Omega Mu

Fiji brothers, a
True historic,
Poetic

Testament in
Full fraternal
Amplitude

That captures
Our extraordinary,
Q. T. V. - Omega

Mu style in our
Rich, thought-
Provoking

Nicknames
That elicit
Fraternal felicity:

​​Sluggo, Brick, Batch,
The Missing Link, The Spook, S. P.,
Dusty, Humpy, Swampy Pond,

Dippy, T. Pictum Pursch, Natty Bumpo,
Jordan the Lion, Judge, Lengthy,
Lamb, Sin, Pater

Gloomy, Puss, Froggie,
Wizard, Bopper, B.V.D.,
Chappy, Clyde Crash-Cup,

Gangster, Hazey, Marks-a-lot,
McCerebral, Pecadora, Pizza,
Sola, Solu, Swampy,

Hog, Leo, Dewey,
Apple Jack, Fella, 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, BooBoo, Snake,
Weasel, Shack, Bunny,
Tuner, 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, Patty Me Groin,
Root, Dogger, Yorkie,
Red Wolf,  Sister, Scrapper,

Big Chief, Deak, Hudson,
Brusier, Cupid, Windy,
Tracy, Bush, Uncle Munn

Cat, Rat, Rusty,
Zin, Zip, Zinc, and
Mao,

Never to
Be forgotten,
Secure in the

Rich tapestry
Of our historic Q. T. V.-
Omega Mu memory

Of our linked
Fraternal
Brotherhood,

One generation
After another,
Eternal as

Law in being
Fraternally
Linked with

Our historic
Q. T. V. past
As unbroken

Brotherhood of
Fraternal well-
Being of good

Decent, perseverant
And determined
Men linked by

One unifying
Fraternal
Spirit;

One enduring
Fraternal 
Name: Omega Mu Fijis;

One life-long
Gift through
All of life

Because we
Embrace, without
Reservation,

The simple
Q. T. V, principle
That is woven

Through our
Our 150 year
History:

"Enjoyment,
Sociability, and 
The best

Interests of 
The Brothers
Through life"

And it remains
Our sustaining
Hallmark

Credo that keeps
Us thriving and
Going strong,

And it will guide 
Us into our
Fraternal

History to
Come in the
Next

150 years,
A continuing
Statement

Of Phi
Gamma Delta
Commitment.

You
Bet it
​Is

It is always
Good to
​Be Fiji.

​Chip Chapman
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