Demetrius Stewart, an undergraduate at Nicholls State University and East St. John High graduate, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.

He will serve as the vice-chairman of the Undergraduate Advisory Council for Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, representing the Southern Province, which includes chapters in Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

Stewart is the chapter president for Phi Kappa Theta’s Louisiana Nu Omega Chapter at Nicholls State. Phi Kappa Theta National President Adrian Gonzalez said Stewart is excited to take on the position’s duties and responsibilities.

“I know he will be extremely beneficial to the fraternity in representing the voice of the undergraduates on the Board of Trustees,” Gonzalez said.

Stewart was elected to the Board of Trustees at the recent Phi Kappa Theta’s National Convention in Washington, D.C.

He grew up in Las Vegas and graduated from East St. John High School in 2013.

Stewart is a senior at Nicholls State University, studying culinary arts.

He is also a member of the NAACP and the Student Culinary Association.

Phi Kappa Theta is a national men’s Fraternity founded on Catholic principles with more than 45 chapters nationwide and 128 years of history.