Getting to and from parties off campus is not only difficult, but can also be dangerous. If you leave campus to get to a fraternity, but haven't been there before, it's easy to get lost and end up wandering the streets of Baltimore. BlackLight is an app that helps students safely navigate to and from parties by showing them which frats are active that night, and how exactly to get there.
When you open the app, you are presented with a list of fraternities sorted by the number of people attending each one. When the app detects that the phone has come within 100ft of a known fraternity location, it will automatically "check-in" the user at that frat and update the number of people in attendance there. Using the Facebook login API we can also show users where their friends are, and also filter the displayed frats based on the school they attend.
If you don't know how to get to a fraternity, you can simply click a button and instantly receive step by step directions via the Google Maps API. We even support Street View to make it easy for users to verify that they are in the correct location.
Finally, since safety is at the core of BlackLight, we've included a page with emergency links to Hopkins security and escort services. There's also a "Get Me Home" button that will give you directions on how to get back to your dorm.
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