Phanta “Jack” Phoummarath Scholarship

The family of Phanta “Jack” Phoummarath established this scholarship to honor the memory of a beloved son, brother, uncle, friend, and student. His gentle spirit, compassion for others, generosity, charisma, and zeal for life will never be forgotten. At a required fraternity initiation ceremony in 2005, Jack, a freshman from Houston majoring in computer science, and other pledges were required to drink all the alcohol provided to them by the active members. Jack became incapacitated as a result of consuming too much alcohol. When the event ended, Jack was left alone unattended and died. The Phoummarath family hopes their efforts will make a difference and prevent other families from losing a child in such a senseless tragedy.