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Title:
1984 Spring Newsletter Omega Mu (University of Maine)
Abstract:
Spring 1984 newsletter for the Omega Mu chapter at University of Maine. The newsletter is eight pages in length.
Date/Date Range:
00/00/1984
Subjects:
Newsletter
Chapter:
Omega Mu
University:
University of Maine Orono
Era:
1980s
1984 Spring Newsletter Omega Mu (University of Maine)
TH^fegJNE TREE Tijl
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OMEGA
VOL. LXXVIII NO. 2
OLONO, MEUNIVERSITY OF MAINE
SPRING '984
GRAD BROTHERS COME IN
FORCE FOR PIG DINNER
It seems to have become be a tradition for
the last two years that the first warm, dry day
falls on Pig Dinner. With the temperature lev
eling off to a cool sixty degrees, the I984 Norris Pig Dinner was off to a great start. That
Saturday morning, many graduates retreated
to the "Phoenix Lounge" in the back yard to
enjoy the sun, conversation, and cold beer.
Other graduates strolled through the newly
painted "Castle" reliving old memories as
they went along.
Our day with the B.C.A. meeting at 3:00 at
the Alumni Center. Many important topics
were discussed, the most important being the
fund-raiser. Dave Sposato (74) along with Rob
Leatherbee (76), Tom Hicks ('82), Joel Gar
diner ('83), jim Kane ('76) and many others are
to be congratulated on the excellent work
they are doing with this project. Other items
that were brought up were the state of the
Chapter, the revitalization of the Portland
Graduate Chapter which is being organized
by Steve Perry ('82), and the University's
new alcohol policy. Everyone present was
very enthusiastic about each topic and prob
lems within each area were ironed out or at
least brought out in the open.
As 5:00 rolled around, Fijis old and young
donned their suits and recessed to the bar for
the traditional pre-dinner happy hour. As
usual, our excellent chef. John Thomas, pre
pared his world class hors d'oeuvres for the
crew. At about 7:00 the entire entourage
made its way to the Hilltop Dining Complex
for dinner and other festivities.
tradition calls for, our youngest brother, Har
Richard Upham ('56) opened up the dinner
as symposiarch. Dick did an excellent job run
old Flynn ('87) gave the piglet a friendly kiss
ning the dinner with his relaxing personality
on the backside and Ted Curtis ('23) kissed
and cheerful manner. Dick talked about how
the snout.
proud he was of the current chapter status
and especially of our annual 24 hour Fiji Mara
thon. From the responses of the gathering of
sixty plus graduate brothers, it was easy to
see that all present were equally proud of our
chapter's progress and excellence. It's nice to
know that this chapter has the confidence of
Its graduate brothers. The moment signified
what the Norris Pig Dinner is all about.
Eric Hackmiller ('83) gave an excellent re
After the singing of the "Doxology and din
ner, Brother Upham introduced our guest
cital of Frank Norris's, "Exile's Toast." All
eyes and ears were tuned to Eric as he moved
the hearts of all who were there. With the
crowd rising to its feet, the fall pledge class of
1983 escorted the pig to the head table as the
gathering sang "Bringing In The Pig. " Next, as
speaker, Eugene "Buddy" Cote ( 81), Direc
tor of Chapter Services at our International
Headquarters. Brother Cote opened with
some words of appreciation for being asked
to speak. This is the first time since leaving to
serve as Field Secretary that Buddy has been
able to attend a Pig Dinner at his own chap
ter. This, of course, is due to his many obliga
tions as a member of the International Head
quarters staff. Brother Cote then talked
about the University's new alcohol policy and
how this IS not simply a campus issue but a
nation-wide problem which is touching fraterContinued on page 4
\r\nTHE PINE TREE FIJI
PAGE 2
THE ^NE TREETIJI
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
J, MI
Published throughout the school year by
Omega Mu of Phi Gamma Delta for its
brothers and friends.
Literary Editor
Production Editors
Contributors
Jeff Farnsworth ('85)
Pete Tirschweli ('84)
joe Colucci ('84)
Don Marden ('85)
Chris Berry ('86)
Kent Thalacker ('84)
Etienne Emmons ('84)
Scott Wallace ('85)
Chapter Officers
President
Jeff Stewart ('85)
Treasurer
joe Colucci ('84)
Recording Secretary Todd jacobson ('85)
Corresponding Sec. Scott St. Amand ('85)
Historian
Don Marden ('86)
House Corporation Officers
President
Ed Keith ( 49)
Treasurer
Bill Oliver ('55)
Purple Legionnaires
Marshall Stern ('64)
Paul McCarron ('63)
Board of Chapter Advisors
Chairman
Rob Leatherbee ('76)
Members
Dave Smith ('61)
Cliff Abbott ('77)
John MacBrayne ('69)
Tim Ames ('80)
Gary Jacobson ('81)
Jim Kane ('76)
John Oakes ('77)
David Rand ('58)
David Sposato ('74)
Charles Stickney ('44)
Steve Strand ('77)
John Wallace (81)
Bruce Verrill ('77)
Joel Gardiner ('83)
Steve Swan ('83)
Steve-Perry ('82)
Tom Hicks (82)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dear Graduate Brothers,
UMO and with it comes much news from the
Just a few closing tidbits include Omega Mu's
holding the 5th Annual FIJI Marathon, raising
"Castle."
over $ 10,000 for the American Cancer Socie
Another Spring semester has passed at
I am very proud to announce that Omega
ty. Marathon chairman Jeff Farnsworth ('85)
Mu has been awarded the Dionne Cup for the
second consecutive year. This award recog
nizes the most outstanding fraternity on cam
did a fine job organizing this year's "hump."
Intramurals are being actively participated in
and we hope to finish in the top 3 fraternities
when final points are tallied. Of course the un
dergraduates enjoyed a busy social season cul
minating with our Fiji Island Bash on April 28-29.
pus and it IS one of which we are proud.
The current brotherhood is a bit low in
members as a result of rather small pledge
classes during the last two semesters. A
tougher University policy towards undergrad
uates leaving the dormitories has created a
few problems which we adjusted to by start
ing an early rush this semester. Under the
with the B.C.A. to see that it is a success!
leadership of Rush Chairman Sean Flathers
Best wishes to you and your families.
('84) we recently initiated 20 men into pledgehood. Newly elected Pledge Trainer Harold
Flynn ('87) will be guiding the pledges through
their pledge period (however long that may
be).
special thanks to Eugene "Buddy" Cote ('81)
Black Bear Football vs. Rhode Island
for his assistance in the project.
Parents Weekend
October 20
HOMECOMING
Black Bear Football vs Massachusetts
B.C.A. for the recent support they have given
the House. A very important fund-raising drive
IS underway to solicit much needed help for
the "Castle." The undergraduates will work
Sincerely and Fraternally,
PERGE!
Jeff Stewart
Along with facing a tough challenge with
rush, the brothers also had to cope with a
stricter university alcohol policy. We were
able to come up with a program which was ac
cepted by the university administration. We
put our efforts toward developing an alcohol
free rush program and a strict compliance
with university policy to stay within the guide
lines of Maine state law. We are actively pro
moting our policy and hope to become campus
leaders in the implementation of an alcohol
free rush program. Many thanks to our B.C.A.
for helping us cope with the problem and a
September 2!
September 22-23
Finally, I would like to once again thank our
As this IS the concluding issue of the "Pine Tree
f'iji"for the '83-H4 academicyear, we would like
to thank all Omega Mus for your support and
thanks which we have received this past year.
Have a wonderful summer and hope to see you in
the Fall.
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PAGE 3
UNIVERSITY TIGHTENS
ALCOHOL POLICY
In an effort to control fraternity parties, the
University of Maine has annually changed its
alcohol policy guidelines in each of the last
four years. The current UMO policy has the
Bear's Den, our campus pub, charging $ 140 to
come Into a fraternity house with their liquor
license. They check the identification of the
brothers and pledges and halt younger Phi
Gams from consuming alcohol, even in the pri
vacy of their own rooms. We realize that there
ing to Kent "Root" Thalacker, Social Chair
man, "The primary problem is control. At our
privately run parties we. as a brotherhood,
regulated who would be allowed in. Brothers
were permitted a limited number of guests.
The names and admission charge had to be
turned in an hour before the start of the party
the fact that Penobscot Hall's Resident Direc
tor caught two students "doing something"
after attending the rush function. We're not
really sure about the laws concerning "doing
something," but we are concerned with our
probationary status. We're thankful that be
behavior of their guests. With a Residential
when our pledges leave our parties because
it's easier for them to sneak into the Bear's
"Any troublemakers know they won't be
minors. However it's getting a bit ridiculous
to minors. The Maine Campus reported that
what led to the probe of Fiji's rush party was
and brothers were totally responsible for the
Life party you've got a large overhead cost to
worry about. There's a cop at the door who
should guarantee the safety of the House, but
unfortunately this isn't the case."
are laws prohibiting the serving of alcohol to
At the beginning of April, FIJI was placed on
the lowest degree of university probation,
with no privileges revoked. This was due to a
rush party violation in which alcohol was served
cause of our high campus standing we didn't
receive a stiffer form of probation.
denied entrance into a Residential Life party,
Since that time we have instituted a totally
dry rush program. Over a year ago we were
two large I 1-2 parties, on Wednesday nights.
unless they are drunk or the House is Filled to
capacity. It's also easier for them to get
Though we had no difficulty running our pri
vate parties, the UMOPD felt it was their duty
tickets in advance," continued Thalacker.
"We made four dollars' profit on our Res
in addition to our wet rush parties. We have
to station a squad car in front of the Castle
and pull over the first three cars that left. All
idential Life party, about fifty cents a fight. But
breaking even isn't the real problem when
Den and be served there.
At the beginning of the semester we held
of the drivers were over 20 and none were
possible damage to the House orsafety ofthe
drunk. Though this borders on harassment
there seemed to be nothing we could do.
brothers is taken into consideration. Until
some more changes are made, I see no rea
Fearing for the safety of our chapter, we elim
son to have another one.
inated large parties.
Later in the semester the brothers decided
It would be a good idea to have a Bear's Den
When asked about the constant change of
UMO's alcohol policy, Thomas Aceto, Dean
ofStudent Affairs, is quick to pass the buck to
or Residential Life catered party. It was a
disaster. Eight fights broke out during the
night. At one point, the police officer who
assists the Bear's Den employees at the door,
was forced to call in reinforcements. Accord
the local liquor inspector who interprets the
law in his district. However, by the time our
.meeting had concluded, this writer had come
away with the feeling that the local liquor in
spector was more a puppet than the law.
the first fraternity to hold dry rush functions
also eliminated our long-time traditional 11-2
parties and, for the remainder of the semes
ter, weekend parties will be exclusively inHouse functions.
Currently there are several fraternities on
probation and wefear a similar fate to that of
Colby's fraternity system, which was dis
banded this year. University officials assure us
that they would not consider closing our fra
ternities. However, it seems that every time
we conform and cooperate, the University
wants more. We realize that there is prob
ably outside pressure being placed on UMO
concerning alcohol policy. But we have to
wonder, "where's it all going to end?
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PAGE 4
PIG DINNER '84
Continued from page 1
nities across the country. Buddy also spoke
about the B.C.A.'s fund-raising efforts and
urged all Omega Mus to take interest in this
effort to repair and preserve our beloved
The Dave Sposato Best Senior Award was,
of course, presented by Dave Sposato ('74).
This award went to Joe Colucci ('84). The
ter's achievements seem that much more spe
Smiley Athletic Award, given to the best
athlete, was presented by B.C.A. Chairman,
Rob Leatherbee. This was taken by Kevin
(T.D.) Thalacker for his performance on the
UMO soccer team, Ted Curtis presented the
Ted Curtis Best Pledge Award. This year we
had co-winners in Harold Flynn ('87) and Rick
cial. Buddy also mentioned a few words about
Marston ('86) for the Fall 1983 pledge class.
"Castle." Brother Cote, like Brother Up-
ham, praised the chapter for its excellence,
both campus-wide and nationally. Being a past
President of Omega Mu, Buddy has seen the
good times and the bad and thus the Chap
the official ground breaking of our new Inter
ceremony takes place on May 19, 1984 at
2:00 p.m. in Lexington.
Finally, Buddy closed by saying how proud
It's great to be a FIJI.
Following Buddy's remarks, the current
House President, Jeff (S.P.) Stewart ('85) gave
the State-Of-The-House address. Jeff also
commented on how proud he was of our
van. The brothers were from the Portland
area as well as from Vermont, Massachusetts
and New Jersey , , . Brother Steve Perry ('82)
announced plans for reestablishing the Port
land Graduate chapter at the Board of Chap
ter Advisors (BCA) meeting the afternoon of
the dinner . . . Also at the BCA meeting, our
fund-raising drive got off to an excellent start
with all brothers in attendance participating in
the discussions. We undergraduates are very
proud of the graduate brothers and hope to
national Headquarters building. The official
we should be of our undergraduates and that
Fijis traveling the longest distances for Pig
Dinner were brothers Ken Bartlett ('82) and
Dave Sposato ('74) . . . 15 graduate broth
ers made the trip from Portland in a rented
see further involvement in the future . . .
Brother Upham then asked Graduate Rela
tions Chairman, Chris Berry ('86) to present a
"Purple" Ted Curtis ('23), Maine's most loyal
Phi Gam, was in attendance for his 61st Pig
few awards. Chris presented steins to Ted
Dinner. As usual, Ted was the oldest brother
Curtis for being the oldest brother present,
in attendance and thus received the honor of
and to Ken Bartlett for having traveled the
farthest distance. Gifts were also presented
to Brothers Upham and Cote for their partic
kissing the porker on the snout. Harold Flynn
( 87) was granted the privilege of kissing the
less desirable end of the pig.
ipation in the dinner.
Chapter and the B.C.A. and the excellent
work they are doing with the fund-raiser. The
undergraduates have recently painted the en
tire upstairs hallway and the downstairs trim
at a cost of $200. As a result of the fire in the
kitchen last October, the House has remod
eled the kitchen The stove has been moved
to an outside wall for safety measures and an
After dinner, 35 brothers, along with the
undergraduates returned to the house for liq
uid
refreshments and more of those old
stories. As is tradition, brothers who have
given their pin to someone close to them
were carried down to the river and, justi
Pig Dinner Symposiarch, Dick Upham ('56)
had to leave the festivities early to catch a
plane to New Orleans where he had to at
tend a meeting. Dick reminisced about his
football days with fellow brother, Thomas
The entire kitchen and pantry have been re
fiably, thrown in. This year's lucky brothers
were Jeff Smith ('84) and Greg Scott ('81).
About 2:30 in the morning the party broke
painted for a total pro|ect cost of $4,300. This
up with many graduates retiring to their old
that any more! Brother Upham owns two
summer we plan to purchase furniture for our
rooms or to the "Ram."
library and look into new furniture for the liv
medical supply establishments and also does
volunteer work for the Maine Division of the
ing room at the beginning of next semester.
American Cancer Society. Thank you very
automatic fire extinguisher has been installed.
Golden ( 55), They don't play the game like
much Brother Upham.
House spirits are running high, and with the
addition of nine new brothers this spring and
twenty pledges initiated for next semester,
the Flouse is on the right track. Finally, Jeff
The next day was just as cheerful with all Fijis
full of happy memories, in spite of aching
heads. All the graduates left the chapter
pleased with the weekend and with smiles on
thanked all the brothers who attended.
their faces. The handshakes and hugs ex
The awards segment of the dinner imme
diately followed. The Joseph Murray Scholarship Award was presented by Charles Stickney ("44) to Todd Jacobson ( 85) (3.75
changed were full of brotherly love and friend
ship, both new and old.
G.P.A.) for Spring 1983 and Thomas Ainaire
!'84) (4,00 G.P.A.,1 for Fall 1983,
Donald Marden Sr. (' )was also at pig din
ner. With his son, Don Jr. ('86), they make up
one of three Sires &Sons" teams presently
in the house. Don is currently serving as
Historian.
Continued on page 5
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PAGE 5
WE DID IT AGAIN!!
Continued from page 4
As usual, there was a cocktail hour before
dinner with further festivities lasting late into
the night. Many stories were circulated be
tween young and old; some of which are mentionable and others that are not as mention-
able. One example is when Brother Kane III
(76) and a few others came into a few dozen
lacrosse balls, which they proceeded to use as
projectiles against the Zeros' house. Some
things will never change.
We were very pleased to see Brother Kane
return to Pig Dinner. At the BCA meeting
Brother Kane reaffirmed that Phi Gamma Del
ta IS not for college days alone when he told
all present at the meeting that he was eager
For the second consecutive year the Amer
ican Cancer Society of Maine will receive a
check for close to $10,000 generated from
Omega Mu's annual FIJI 24 Hour Relay Mara
thon. Jeff "Wizard" Farnsworth ('85) Social
Service Committee Chairman and Etienne
"Spike" Emmons ('85) Pledge Collection, along
with the full support of the brotherhood or
ganized and implemented yet another success
ful Marathon, thus making it the largest single
day charity fund raiser in the State of Maine.
Marathon Raises
$10,000
to get reinvolved in the fraternity. Our thanks
go out to Jim and all Omega Mus who have
felt and do feel the same.
The FIJI 24 Hour Marathon is a relay race
consisting of teams of up to ten runners who
run, or sometimes m the early morning walk,
for 24 consecutive hours. Noon to noon on
Whenever Fijis gather, there seems to be
that talk of one of the many things all Omega
Mus share: the old hazing such as paddling
and branding. These things are nowgone with
the past, but the memories live on.
February 25 and 26. this year 37 teams com
bined to run a total of 7,000 miles. A team
from Old Town High School,
Sub 5. was
awarded first place for chugging the furthest
distance, racking up 242 miles. The largest
amount of money raised by a single team was
"Onward Plus," handing in more than $1,300.
Mike Burns ('79) and Phillip Bryce ('79)
seemed to have an exceptional time. Both
had many stories they could have related, but
instead they referred us to another source
who in turn referred us to brothers Burns and
Bryce. I guess we'll never know.
University of Vermont s Beta Upsilon Phi Gam
chapter was awarded second place in fund rais
ing bringing with them over $800 from Fijiland
far away. Special thanks go to all of them for
their support in the continued effort to main
tain Omega Mu's number one standing among
fraternities at the University of Maine.
Donald "LD" Marden ('86) captained our
own team, representing Phi Gamma Delta
not only in the organizational aspects of the
About 1:00 in the morning, with all the liq
uid spirits extinguished. Brothers Bruce Verrill
DMD ('77) volunteered to purchase one more
keg in order to keep the party going. Al
though Bruce desired no thanks for his deed,
we felt compelled to give him some sort of
Marathon, but on the competitive side as well.
As the fifth consecutive FIJI Marathon held in
the UMO field house, this year's event fulfilled
our goal of surpassing last yeai s impressive
dollar figure with a total pledge of $10,500.
The brothers of Omega Mu pride themselves
recognition. Once again, the graduates come
in generating more money each year and
through continued collective effort we have
through
succeeded for the past five years.
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THE PINE TREE FIJI
OMEGA MU SALUTES
RUSHING
EUGENE"BUDDY"COTE
Rush at the "Castle" is the most important
time of the semester. It produces the new
blood which is so essential to the continuity of
Brother Eugene D, "Buddy" Cote (Maine
'81) came to the University of Maine in 1977. It
was at this time that he first became asso
ciated with Phi Gamma Delta. He started to
show his leadership potential by presiding over
his pledge class. "Buddy" served Omega Mu
our chapter. Although most of our prospects
for pledging come from personal friends and
acquaintances of undergraduate brothers, in
the past we have received letters from grad
uate brothers telling us about other pros
pects. It IS in this area that we would like to
see more participation. We highly encourage
all graduate brothers to send letters about
upstanding men they know are coming to
UMO. This gives us a head start on these pros
pects and, more importantly, it allows you,
the graduate, to have imput into how our
chapter develops and who will run it in the
future. So please feel free to send us informa
tion about sons, relatives, or friends that you
feel will be leaders of tomorrow.
chapter as House President in 1979-80. He
was also selected by the brothers as a repre
sentative to the Inter Fraternity Council and
as a delegate to the 132nd Ekklesia. As Presi
dent, "Buddy" really took charge of situa
tions which arose. He was fondly nicknamed
"Mao" by the brothers because he often
acted like a dictator. He got what he wanted,
ran efficient meetings, and helped to set
policies for the House. His cabinet was known
as the "Gang of Four."
Brother Cote graduated magna cum laude
from the Honors Program at the University
of Maine. He received the Bachelor of Arts
degree in English. "Buddy" was also a twoyear letterman on the UMO track team.
After four years of service and dedication
to the fraternity, "Buddy" felt that he had still
not done enough and began work in conjunc
tion with International Headquarters in Lex
ington, Kentucky. He became Phi Gam's Di
rector of Chapter Services in April of 1983.
He served from June 1981-April 1983 as the
Fraternity's 80th Field Secretary.
Brother Cote over the years had had a tre
mendous influence on this House and its mem
bers. "Buddy's" younger brother Bill Cote
also became a brother in the House shortly
after "Buddy." Omega Mu would like to sa
lute Brother "Buddy" Cote and thank him
greatly for all the time and effort which he has
given this House. Thank you "Buddy" and
keep up the good work in Kentucky!
PLEDGING
Since our last publication, our Fall pledge
class produced five new brothers and our
Spring pledge class watched nine more fine
men enter our portals. These men are: Har
old Flynn ('87), Rick Marston ('86), Greg
Newell ('85), Eric Martin ('86), and Greg
Coombs ('86) of the Fall 1983 pledge class.
From the Spring 1984 class are: Tom Bab-
ineau ('86), Steve Moore ('87), Paul Heslam
('86), Mike Klein ('86), Robert Hardy ('86),
Rick Garand ('86), David Roe ('86), and Bill
Perry ('87). Brother Sean Flathers ('83) guided
our Fall 1983 class through and was also our
Rush Chairman this Spring which has produced
twenty excellent men for Fall 1984. Dave
Brown ('85) was pledge trainerfor the Spring
1984 class while Harold Flynn ('87) will be the
pledge trainer for next semester's class of
nineteen.
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PAGE 7
ALUMNI NOTES
" NOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE"
1926 Vernon "Cub" Bryant writes that when
he was an undergraduate, he was forced
to move into the Phi Eta Kappa frater
nity house when the original Phi Gam
1955 William Oliver still serves as Omega
1983 Tom "T" Ladd has graduated this past
Mu's treasurer of the Housing Corpora
tion as well as head of the Continuing
fall and is working as a systems analyst at
Education Division here at Maine.
house burned to the ground. He says "I
was fortunate enough to move in with
Charles Otterstedt Jr. is another grad
Sam Cutts and Fred Newhall," who
uate brother of 1955. Brother Otter
were both brothers and football team
stedt resides at 12420 Melody Turn in
Bowie, Maryland.
mates of Brother Bryant. He also writes
Sanborns in Nashua, New Hampshire.
"T" served as Historian and also ran
the house football pool for four years.
GO PATS!
that "the Castle became the class of
fraternity houses, not only in Maine,
but at all New England colleges."
1977 Bruce Buck is employed by Bath Iron
Works as a laboratory technician in
Bath, Maine. Bruce also lives in Bath at
301 Washington St.
Phil "Yellowbird" Hannon lives at 121
Clark Ave. in Bangor, Maine. Brother
Hannon is employed by ??? as a
salesman. Phil has graduated, but his
sense
of
humor
remains
at
the
"Castle." Where's Mister Squirrel?
1982 Matt 'Scud" Smith, formerly employed
1934 Paul "Skid" Young is a retired engineer
and now lives at 27 Highland Park Drive
in Camden, Maine. Although Brother
by the Kennebec Journal, is now a free
lance demolitions expert and part-time
vacuum
cleaner
salesman.
"Rent-a-
Wreck" Smith also dabbles in used cars
Young couldn't make this year's Pig
and can be reached at RED
Dinner, he sends his best to all.
Road, Readfield, Maine.
I/South
HOPE TO SEE YOU
ALL AT
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vrv
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Phi Gamsfrom left to right areJeff Stewart ('85), Andy Files ('83), displaying our 2nd consecutive
Dionne Awardfor best fraternity on campus, John Lefebvre ('84), James Doliner ('83) who won the
Dean Lucy Award for bestfraternity man, and Jeff Farnsworth ('85).
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PAGE 8
EDITOR'S
NOTE
As you know from our last publication of the
"Pine Tree Fiji" the undergraduate brothers
received a great honor at the 18th FIJI
Academy held this past summer at Ohio
State University. Omega Mu received 5th
place in the Cheney Cup competition, being
recognized as one of the top 5 Phi Cam chap
ters and received 2nd place in the Coon Plaque
competition which is the award given to the
chapter with the best graduate newsletter.
Both of these awards were judged out of a
field of 123 Phi Cam chapters and colonies.
We, the undergraduates, however, cannot
take full credit for these honors. At the very
least, these awards belong to the brothers
who worked so hard in building Omega Mu
these renovations is between $85,000 and
dergraduates. Thus the message is clear. We
need the support, both financial and other
wise, of all our graduate brothers. As any
award and honor bestowed upon our chapter
belongs to all Omega Mus, so our chapter
house belongs to all of us to both enjoy and
$90,000.
preserve.
The question that is put before us is how to
finance a project of this magnitude. I use "us"
because everyone will have to help if we are
to complete these repairs. An amount of this
magnitude simply cannot be raised by the un
We, the editors of the "Pine Tree FIJI"
would like to express our appreciation to all
the brothers who helped put this publication
each semester. Among other repairs that the
house will face in the near future are rebuild
ing the back stairway, paving the driveway
and parking lot and rebuilding the chimney
and fireplace. The total estimated cost of
together. If praise is to be given, it should go
to them.
since Its closing. In reality, these awards be
long to all Omega Mus throughout the coun
try. Therefore we should all rejoice in these
awards.
But where past problems lay in the internal
workings of the Chapter, the future problems
of Omega Mu lie in a different area —that of
the "Castle" itself. Immediate problems be
ing faced by tfie Chapter are the 44 windows
that are cracked, chipped and rotting and
through which $2,300 worth of fuel escapes
Jne Colucci
(left) edges on Scott St. Amand ('85) who seems a little disturbed
at the past Christmas party.
U.M.O. FRATERNITY BOARD
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. postage
Memorial Union
Orono. Maine 04469
AINE
Address Correction Requested
1510737B 33
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WILLIAM S ZERMAN
3325 LANbOOWNE DRIVE
LEXINGTON KY A0502
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TO PARENTS
if ,our . jp .s p!^t living at home and thus not receiving this newslet
fer please send nis new permanent address to the PHI GAMMA
DLLTA HOUSF QrtjnG. ME 04473 Thank you very much
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Spring 1984 newsletter for the Omega Mu chapter at University of Maine. The newsletter is eight pages in length.