diff --git a/backend/Storage.js b/backend/Storage.js
index 62490b6..2fc4247 100644
--- a/backend/Storage.js
+++ b/backend/Storage.js
@@ -8,15 +8,43 @@ var DB_NAME = 'uwchat',
     DB_ADDESS = '127.0.0.1',
     DB_PORT = 27017;
 
+/**
+ * Inserts document into mongodb
+ * @param {String} coll_name name of the collection in the database
+ * @param {Object} data an object literal to insert into the database
+ */
 Storage.save = function(coll_name, data) {
-  var client = new Db(DB_NAME, new Server(DB_ADDESS, DB_PORT));
+    var client = new Db(DB_NAME, new Server(DB_ADDESS, DB_PORT));
 
-  client.open(function(p_client) {
-    client.collection(coll_name, function(err, collection) {
-      collection.insert(data, function(err, docs) {
-        sys.puts('log message ' + JSON.stringify(data) + '.');
-        client.close();
-      });
+    client.open(function(p_client) {
+        client.collection(coll_name, function(err, collection) {
+            collection.insert(data, function(err, docs) {
+                sys.puts('log message ' + JSON.stringify(data) + '.');
+                client.close();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the most active rooms on UWChat. Does a SQL-like GROUP BY
+ * query to get the number of messages in the last half hour in each
+ * existing chat room.
+ * @param {String} coll_name name of the collection in the database
+ * @param {Function} callback callback to send document back to
+ */
+Storage.getActiveRooms = function(coll_name, callback){
+    var client = new Db(DB_NAME, new Server(DB_ADDESS, DB_PORT));
+    
+    var SINCE = [300000, 600000, 1800000]; //5, 10, 30 minutes
+    
+    client.open(function(p_client) {
+        client.collection(coll_name, function(err, collection) {
+            collection.group(['room'], {type: 'msg', timestamp: {$gt : new Date().getTime() - SINCE[2]}}, {sum:0}, function(doc, prev){ prev.sum += 1}, function(err, docs) {
+                sys.puts('log message ' + JSON.stringify(docs) + '.');
+                if(typeof callback == "function") callback(docs);
+                client.close();
+            });
+        });
     });
-  });
 }
diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 6fe54d7..8cf8172 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ var fu = require("./fu"),
     ch = require("./Channel"),
     sys = require("sys"),
     url = require("url"),
-    qs = require("querystring");
+    qs = require("querystring"),
+    storage = require('./Storage.js');
 
 var SESSION_TIMEOUT = 60 * 1000;
 
@@ -442,3 +443,12 @@ fu.get("/send", function (req, res) {
   res.simpleJSON(200, { rss: mem.rss });
 });
 
+fu.get("/activerooms", function (req, res) {
+  sys.puts('serv: activerooms');
+  
+  storage.getActiveRooms('messages', function(data){
+    res.simpleJSON(200, data);
+  });
+  
+});
+
diff --git a/frontend/css/chat_style.css b/frontend/css/chat_style.css
index 9d0b010..f9315d3 100644
--- a/frontend/css/chat_style.css
+++ b/frontend/css/chat_style.css
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: #aaa; }
   text-align: center;
   width: 600px;
   margin: 0 auto;
-  margin-top: 200px;
+  margin-top: 50px;
   z-index: 3;
 }
 
@@ -173,3 +173,71 @@ a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: #aaa; }
   font-size:0.8em;
   text-align:center;
 }
+
+/*
+	BUTTONS
+*/
+.button{
+    -moz-border-radius: 3px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+    background: url("/images/button-grey.gif") repeat-x scroll left top #D8D8D8;
+    border-color: #BBBBBB #BBBBBB #999999;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    color: #333333;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: inline;
+    font-size: 0.6em;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    padding: 3px 6px;
+    text-align: center;
+    text-shadow: 0 1px #F0F0F0;
+}
+
+.join_button{
+    background-color: #C3DD82;
+    background-image: url("/images/button-green.gif");
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #648517;
+    border-color: #8CB332 #8CB332 #648517;
+    color: #406A24;
+    text-shadow: 0 1px #D4ED95;
+}
+
+.join_button:hover{
+    border-color: #BBBBBB #BBBBBB #999999;
+    color: #406A24;
+}
+
+
+#activerooms_splash{
+  text-align: center;
+  width: 250px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  margin-top: 75px;
+  z-index: 3;
+}
+
+#activerooms_splash > div{
+	clear: both;
+}
+
+#activerooms_splash h2{
+	font-size: 0.8em;
+	font-weight: normal;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+	margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+#activerooms_splash .no_active_rooms{
+	color: grey;
+    font-size: 0.7em;
+}
+
+#activerooms_splash .room_name{
+	float: left;
+	font-size: 0.8em;
+}
+
+#activerooms_splash .join_button_div {
+	float: right;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/images/button-green.gif b/frontend/images/button-green.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd165fb
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diff --git a/frontend/images/button-grey.gif b/frontend/images/button-grey.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a9fff4
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diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 41f21cd..f1698d9 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
       </div>
       <div id="uwc_divider"></div>
     </div>
-
+	
+	<div id = "activerooms_splash"><h2>Active Rooms</h2></div>
+	
     <div id="uwc_chat">
       <h2>Room Title</h2>
       <div id="log">
diff --git a/frontend/js/chat_client.js b/frontend/js/chat_client.js
index 971d1a8..9b23e96 100644
--- a/frontend/js/chat_client.js
+++ b/frontend/js/chat_client.js
@@ -276,6 +276,43 @@ function updateUptime () {
   }
 }
 
+function updateActiveRooms (data) {
+    var topRoomsTable = $("#activerooms_splash"),
+        room,
+        content = '';
+    
+    if (data.length == 0){
+        //No active rooms
+        topRoomsTable.append("<div class = 'no_active_rooms'>None</div>");
+        return;
+    }
+    //mongodb-native doesn't have a sort function after a
+    // group query. So we have to sort client side.
+    data.sort(function(a,b){ return b.sum - a.sum});
+    
+    // What about using Mustache templates instead?
+    data.forEach(function(obj){
+        room = obj.room.length > 21 ? obj.room.substr(0, 20) + "..." : obj.room;
+        
+        content +=     '<div>'
+                    +    '<div class = "room_name">' + room + '</div>' 
+                    +    '<div class = "join_button_div">'
+                    +    '<a href = "#" class = "button join_button" data-action = "'+obj.room+'">Join</a>'
+                    +    '</div>'
+                    +  '</div>';
+    });
+    
+    topRoomsTable.append(content);
+    
+    $("#activerooms_splash .join_button").click(function(e){
+        //Should probably abstract this out later.
+        var roomName = $(this).attr("data-action");
+        $("#nickInput").attr("value", roomName);
+        $("#connectButton").click();
+    });
+           
+}
+
 var transmission_errors = 0;
 var first_poll = true;
 
@@ -420,10 +457,17 @@ function showChat (nick) {
 
   $("#loading").hide();
   $("#example").hide();
+  $("#activerooms_splash").hide();
 
   scrollDown();
 }
 
+function showActiveRooms () {
+    jQuery.get("/activerooms", {}, function (data) {
+        updateActiveRooms(eval("(" + data + ")"));
+    });
+}
+
 //we want to show a count of unread messages when the window does not have focus
 function updateTitle(){
   if (CONFIG.unread) {
@@ -590,6 +634,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   $("#log table").remove();
 
   showConnect();
+  showActiveRooms();
 });
 
 //if we can, notify the server that we're going away.