<p>“In the early 1960s, the Ivy leage wanted to even out and get an eighth school. University of Chicago considered joining, but in the end Brown poined up the money.”</p>
<p>No, the loose foundation of the Ivy League was established in the 1930s and all eight schools signed an agreement in 1945. </p>
<p>Chicago was never a choice, and Brown never paid to get in.</p>