JEFF BURNSIDE

Digital images get lost in the shuffle. But a high-quality coffee table history book worthy of your story is something you can hold in your hands - and it lives on for a century.

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Imagine telling the story of your proud history in a way that brings everyone together framed with the same history from all eras.

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Whether it's a fraternity chapter, a sorority chapter or any other beloved institution that has touched the lives of legions of people over the years, a custom history book preserves that history - and frames it for every other new member for years to come.

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One group. One history.

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Award-winning investigative journalist has spent a career finding stories and images and weaving them together in a compelling, conversational way that makes these books hard to put down. Jeff can tell all the stories that make the mosaic of your chapter - and find other stories and images that no one even knew existed.

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Custom chapter history books are a superb way to commemorate your major anniversary, ribbon-cutting for a new or renovated chapter house or as a gift for major donors.

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Jeff has already completed custom chapter history books for chapters at premium universities such as USC, UCLA and Washington State. And he's published other non-fiction stories in books, films and news features in the Seattle Times. He spent a career as a television news investigative reporter at some of the best newsrooms in America. The recipient of more than 30 journalism and philanthropic awards, Jeff has been a leader in the journalism world, the winner of 10 TV news regional Emmy Awards, National Press Club, Associated Press, Investigative Reporters and Editors and more, has served as President of a major US journalism association, and as a judge at a number of acclaimed journalism awards including The Oakes Award at Columbia University. Jeff is also known for a keen design eye and knows strong marketing and outreach strategies for your book.

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Jeff's work for you will include:

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• Compiling hundreds of images from known sources and unknown sources.

• Direct interviews with key members of your history.

• Finding the most senior living member of your chapter to find out what things were like back in their day.

• Writing numerous stories that frame each era and capture the best, funniest or most memorable episodes over all the years.

• Jeff uses AI to bring the oldest or degraded images to life to show all your members what life was like no matter how many years ago.

• Jeff's team includes one of the nation's best printers who can customize your book with, if you choose, premium hard cover and glistening pages.

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Proven methods to fund your book:

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• Wise use of scholarship or house corporation funds.

• Direct gifts from several alumni brothers.

• Ads in the book from Sig-owned businesses.

• Sell the books to cover a portion of costs.

• Give books to major donors as an incentive.

• Hand them out at major events.

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