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(More customer reviews)Long story short: We wrote this book for two reasons: (1)We thought that it would have benefited us as freshman,(2)it was a lot of fun to write.
When we started this book we knew that at one point some sort of Purple Book had existed years before because freshman year one of our friend with an older sibling had one in his possession. I remember looking at it freshman year and being fascinated by it. A relic of Northwestern, a script of the voyage we were just beginning.
At the end of that year I was told that a friend in the year ahead was working on bringing back PURPLE. I was eager to get involved. Over the summer of 2008 I wrote the restaurant reviews for it. As the 2008/2009 school year got started I found out that they had run into troubles with completing the book. I saw it as a tremendous opportunity to get involved. I asked Sean if he was interested, and in the Spring we reached out to the guys who had been working on PURPLE the summer before, and bought it from them.
After a summer of endless correspondence with campus leaders, fraternity and sorority Presidents, athletes, and administrators we had a final product. We were proud of it, but thought we could do better. We brought Drew on as an editor and he helped us consolidate from a 300 page book down to 200 pages of the very best material.
Here is how we see it: if someone with a connection to Northwestern met a student from Northwestern, they'd want to hear about their experience. This book is simply a conversation with more than one hundred students who impacted this book in some way. It is a chance to learn about student life, social life, greek life, and academics at Northwestern.
Also, we put the profits from sales into Kiva microfinance loans, which can be tracked here: [...]
We hope you enjoy the book.
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The second edition of Purple.Think of this book as a conversation with the hundred Northwestern students who contributed to it.It is funny, informative, and most importantly, a rare opportunity to learn a little about Northwestern in a way that school pamphlets and guidance counselors simply can't replicate.Pay 17.99 when you order directly from the publisher at Createspace.com/3472573 with discount code BPHYJTKP.Or order for 17.99 with FREE SHIPPING from the authors at https://sites.google.com/site/purplebooknu/homeLike The Purple Book on Facebook for a chance to win a free copy www.facebook.com/PurpleBookNU
