Brown alternative

PENN

This Ivy League school shares its name with a founder known for his role in establishing both a colony and a key American document.

This clue plays on the word "Brown" as a reference to Brown University, an Ivy League school. The answer "PENN" is another Ivy League university (University of Pennsylvania), making it a direct "alternative" to Brown in that context. It’s a straightforward example of using a category (Ivy League schools) to hint at a different member of the same group. The word "alternative" signals you’re looking for something similar but not the exact name given.