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We want you to enter the THON Rules sweepstakes. It’s pretty simple. Each PSU student is allowed 1 guess as to what the THON 2015 total fundraising will be announced live on February 22nd, 2015.

So just go into the DormChat app on your phone and enter a $ value under THON GAMES. You must enter under your profile, no anonymous guesses accepted. Last year raised $13,343,517.33 so be exact down to the penny. No entries accepted after this Sunday morning (February 22nd, 2015) at 10:00am ET.

Valid for new or current DormChat users.1 guess per student (if you enter more than1 you will be disqualified from the competition). DormChat will donate $1 per entry or a $500 max company contribution (whichever is less). As many students as possible can join the contest. There is no cap of entries except the 1 guess per student rule.

DormChat will give the student with the closest guess (without going over) a prize of their choice.

Prizes are either A) dinner with a DormChat Executive where they can learn more about technology, Feel free to ask us about technology, start ups or what it takes to start your own company. B) You can take 1 friend and go to dinner at any PSU restaurant of your choice. So you two can enjoy a dinner on us, but without us. It won’t hurt our feelings if you don’t choose us.

The winner will be contacted Monday morning with further details about how to collect your prize. Happy guessing!

-The DormChat Team

Since its launch in October 2014, SoLoMo company Dormchat has taken the college market by storm. Referred to as the "fun way to meet the people that make up your local community", Dormchat users can join chats, post local updates (publicly or anonymously), discover relevant news and connect with fellow students -- all they need is a ".edu" email. 

Unlocked on 500+ campuses, Dormchat's clearly on to something -- but there's nothing quite like meeting the team behind the magic. So we sat down with Adam Michalski, Dormchat's founder, to discuss his inspiration for the company, dream brand partnerships, the road ahead, and more:

Looking to get involved with DormChat? Here’s a simple list showing you how to get started:

College Newspapers/Magazines

One of the best ways for getting the word out is having your University Newspaper write a piece on DormChat. Find a friend, or friend of a friend, who’s a student journalist and let them know about DormChat. You can then send them these two links- Press Packet & TechCrunch – which will give them everything they need to know. For extra credit, you can let them know that DormChat is the best way for them to share their articles with the entire campus. Boom. Now you’re awesome in their book. Oh, and in our book too. :)

Spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, & Reddit The easiest way to spread the word is just posting or tweeting about DormChat. We’ve also found that Reddit is a great place to get the discussion going before your school is unlocked. Head over to Google and type in DormChat. Pull a picture and post/tweet. Then sit back and watch the likes & favorites roll in.

Facebook Groups & GroupMe Chats Groups are hard. DormChat is easy. Post a link to our website, www.dormchat.com, for your larger groups to let people know there’s an easier way to do this.

Greek Life Fraternity’s & Sororities host a lot of events. Like a lot. If you’re in Greek Life on your campus, start sharing your public events on DormChat. It’s easier than posting flyers and much more fun.

College Clubs/Organizations This one is easy. DormChat is the easiest way for you to share news/information with everyone on campus. Student Organizations have a lot of news/information to share with everyone on campus. Make your life easier by posting it to DormChat. One post and everyone on campus will get the word.

College Focused Outlets Know someone over at TFM, TSM, CollegeHumor, etc.? Write in or make a video. Brownie points if it goes viral.

Feature Recommendations/Bugs We’re working around the clock to make sure DormChat is as awesome as possible. If you have any feature recommendations or bugs that are driving you nuts, send us an email at [email protected]. Don’t worry, we don’t bite.

Teaching New Students How to Use DormChat There are some interesting things you can do with DormChat that only a few people know about right now – we like to call them Easter Eggs. When you have friends who are just getting started on DormChat, walk them through how it works. You can also point them to this blog post which shows some cool ways to use DormChat. Rock on.

Campus Ambassador Program Campus Ambassadors are the Navy Seals of all DormChat users. You get inside access to seeing how a startup is run and the chance to run your campus with a few of your awesome peers. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt to mention that we’ll likely be recruiting full-time job candidates directly from this program! If that sounds cool, head over to our website, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click the Campus Ambassador Program link to apply. Best decision you'll make all day.

So, those are just a few ways to start getting involved. They’re not everything, but they’re a start. If you have a way that’s worked for you, flip me an email at [email protected]. I’m always looking to add to this list.

By the way, we’ll continue sharing the most up-to-date information on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Stay in touch. We love to hear from you.

Happy Chatting!

-Adam