▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 2 ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁initial ▁meeting ▁would ▁continue ▁on ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁In ▁Dec ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Po index ter ▁submitted ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁res ignation , ▁but ▁the ▁letter ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁a ▁month ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁message ▁being ▁unclear . ▁Po index ter ▁would ▁effectively ▁remove ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁organization ▁after ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Po index ter ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁new ▁job ▁in ▁Ham pton , ▁Virginia . ▁This ▁job ▁was ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁agricult ur ist . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Po index ter ' s ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Al pha , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁his ▁name ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁by ▁the ▁Jew els ▁of ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Al pha . ▁This ▁view ▁was ▁em ph atic ▁especially ▁from ▁Nathan ial ▁Murray . ▁The ▁term ▁used ▁for ▁Po index ter ▁as ▁agreed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁was ▁P rec ursor . ▁Eug u ene ▁K ink le ▁Jones ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁founder ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁while ▁James ▁Mort on ▁was ▁removed ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁Murray ▁was ▁em ph atic ▁in ▁his