Jean G. Hufnagel, 1947

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, Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, 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
Jean G. Hufnagel,
1947

Omega Mu Years

Omega Mu Housemothers,
Mrs. Hewitt and Mrs. Walker

"Interfraternity smoker to be held....at the
​Phi Gamma Delta House."

"Phi Gam went all out for a rustic dance. Plenty of hay, a regular barn theme..."

"The couples came in old clothes and had to climb through a window to get into the house. The girls had to ask the boys to dance, for refreshments, and for cigarettes."

During his high school summers, Jean Hufnagle worked for Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket, and in 1938 he participated in the search for a young boy, Donn Fendler, who got lost on Mount Katahdin. 

12-year-old Boy Scout Donn Fendler

"Donn Fendler, who become s dangerously lost on Mount Katahdin."

"Support from President Roosevelt."

"DONN FENDLER FOUND ALIVE"

"Fendler Reunited With Mother"

​"As Maine Honored Boy Scout Hero"

Jean Hufnagle served and United States Army Air Corps during World War II, and he was responsible for training navigators and  bombardiers for the ​B-17 and B-29.

B-17 Flying Fortress

B-29 Superfortress

​“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