9 1 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁F isk ▁University . ▁Po index ter ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁prec ursor , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁Found er , ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁inter col leg iate ▁frat ern ity ▁for ▁black s ▁in ▁America , ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Al pha ▁F rat ern ity , ▁In cor por ated . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Po index ter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pen ns bor o , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁W V ▁Col ored ▁Institute ( f uture ▁West ▁Virginia ▁State ▁University ) ▁ ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁returned ▁for ▁a ▁voc ational ▁degree . ▁ ▁( ▁Po index ter ▁attended ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁ear ning ▁a ▁B . S ci ▁in ▁Agricult ure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁" The ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁S pi ke let ▁and ▁Gra in ▁of ▁Corn ." ▁ ▁Po index ter ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁superior ▁Neg ro , ▁very ▁light ▁in ▁color . ▁ ▁From ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Po index ter ▁married ▁Helen ▁Florence ▁Newton ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁and