Yes, APhiA was founded at Cornell (a non-HBCU), but even then, you must dig deeper into your history. The site of Cornell University was one of the original stops on the Underground Railroad, and consequently became a haven for escaped slaves. A strong, self-identified black community had been established their for GENERATIONS. Because of the segregation of the time, the members of the study group that became Alpha Phi Alpha were on a whole other side of the university, and (most) came from families that were strong in the emerging civil rights culture of the time. It is highly unlikely that they would have sought membership in the greek culture of that university given the strong black commuity there.
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