Black Ivy League institutions as being "Howard University, Hampton University, Spelman College, Fisk University, Morehouse College, Tuskegee University and Dillard University." The "North Star" News described "Howard, Fisk, Hampton, Morehouse, Morgan, Tuskegee, and Cheyney ... as the equivalent of a Black Ivy League." Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has also been mentioned as being included in the group. In 1976, the "Chicago Tribune" included "Morehouse, Atlanta University, Morris Brown, Gannon, Clark and Spelman..." The actual Ivy League is an eight-member athletic conference. At one point in history, some of these institutions debated forming a Black Ivy League athletic conference without reaching an agreement. Although
The Ivy League (band) departed in January 1966, with Lewis leaving about one year later. The duo then set up a production company called Sunny Records. Tony Burrows and Neil Landon replaced Carter and Lewis and the Ivy League released a couple of albums, "Sounds of the Ivy League" (1967) and "Tomorrow is Another Day" (1969). Several more singles followed, including the minor hits, "Willow Tree" and "My World Fell Down". A cover version of the latter song provided the U.S. band, Sagittarius, with a No.70 chart placing in the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1967. Success for the Ivy League in the United States