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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Subject: Survey<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 8/31/07 and 9/10/07 <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Chris Myers</span></b> <<a href="mailto:camyers12@gmail.com"
title="mailto:camyers12@gmail.com">camyers12@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></font></span>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greeting,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>We would like to ask for your assistance in getting
the word out to the organizations for which you are faculty advisor.
Please read below to understand how participation by your fraternity or
sorority could positively impact our research. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This research is primarily a pilot study to determine
the differential risks for cardiovascular disease. It is aimed to
measure the level of acculturation of various subethnic groups ( e.g. Korean
Americans, Mexican-born Hispanics, etc). The benefits of this research
include verifying the validity of the survey for <u>multiple</u> subethnic
groups (which has not been performed in the literature to date) as well as
gathering new knowledge on the subethnic risk factors for cardiovascular
disease (that have only been measured previously as general, homogenous
ethnic groups, e.g. Hispanics, Asians).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The survey (offered through <a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/" target="_blank"
title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/">www.surveymonkey.com </a>) will be
conducted in Mid September 2007 only. The dates are tentatively planned
for Sep 10-24. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes and asks
attitudinal, acculturation, demographic and health history questions of
students and their immediate blood relatives. Our target is at least 500
participants to insure we get enough interest. The benefit of the
research will be two fold: benefit to the broader academic community
when the findings are published and a large student participation may help
contribute to further grant funding at our home university, Texas A& M
University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The survey link is<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KxIRtXJC9QxHtMs_2bHY9j8w_3d_3d"
title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KxIRtXJC9QxHtMs_2bHY9j8w_3d_3d"><font
color=purple
title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KxIRtXJC9QxHtMs_2bHY9j8w_3d_3d"><span
style='color:purple'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KxIRtXJC9QxHtMs_2bHY9j8w_3d_3d
</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It is only for students, not faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chris A. Myers, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Professor of Marketing <br>
Texas A&M University - Commerce <br>
Dept. of Marketing and Management <br>
Commerce, TX 75429-3011 <br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:Chris_Myers@tamu-commerce.edu" target="_blank"
title="mailto:Chris_Myers@tamu-commerce.edu">Chris_Myers@tamu-commerce.edu</a>,
<br>
<a href="mailto:camyers12@gmail.com" target="_blank"
title="mailto:camyers12@gmail.com"> camyers12@gmail.com</a><br>
Phone: (903) 886-5700 Fax: (903) 886-5702 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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