William H. Demant, 1941

Our Omega Mu 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 that we will always 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, D-Day, 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
William H. Demant,
1941

Omega Mu Years

Mrs. Vickers,
Omega Mu Housemother

Lloyd Rafnell and his Georgians

Watie Akins' Orchestra

1938 Christmas Party
For Children

"Departing from its annual custom of holding a Christmas house party, members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity of  U. of M. gave a benefit party for the needy children of Orono Tuesday evening at the fraternity house."

​1939 Christmas Party
For Children

"Phi Gamma Delta entertained forty-five Orono children at a Christmas party at Fiji Castle....The youngsters ...received presents of nuts, candy, clothes, and toys."

1939
​Snow Sculpture

First Place

"Phi Gamma Delta's statue of a snow queen picked from the largest field of contestants
​ever recorded."

1940
Snow Sculpture

First Place

Brother Dudley Utterback,
Designer of our winning
Winter Carnival bear snow statue

1941
Snow Sculpture

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

"Dudley Utterback was chief designer."

William H. Demant was a private in the United States Army during World War II, and he fought in North Africa.

Operation Torch
North Africa, 1942

Heading toward North Africa

​“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