diff --git a/archive/derby_controllers/groups.coffee b/archive/derby_controllers/groups.coffee
index f026131fe6..e26d71101d 100644
--- a/archive/derby_controllers/groups.coffee
+++ b/archive/derby_controllers/groups.coffee
@@ -121,39 +121,6 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model, app) ->
   model.on 'unshift', '_party.chat', -> $('.chat-message').tooltip()
   model.on 'unshift', '_habitrpg.chat', -> $('.chat-message').tooltip()
 
-  appExports.sendChat = (e,el) ->
-    text = model.get '_chatMessage'
-    # Check for non-whitespace characters
-    return unless /\S/.test text
-
-    group = e.at()
-
-    # get rid of duplicate member ids - this is a weird place to put it, but works for now
-    members = group.get('members'); uniqMembers = _.uniq(members)
-    group.set('members', uniqMembers) if !_.isEqual(uniqMembers, members)
-
-    chat = group.at('chat')
-    model.set('_chatMessage', '')
-
-    message =
-      id: model.id()
-      uuid: user.get('id')
-      contributor: user.get('backer.contributor')
-      npc: user.get('backer.npc')
-      text: text
-      user: helpers.username(model.get('_user.auth'), model.get('_user.profile.name'))
-      timestamp: +new Date
-
-    # FIXME - sometimes racer will send many duplicates via chat.unshift. I think because it can't make connection, keeps
-    # trying, but all attempts go through. Unfortunately we can't do chat.set without potentially clobbering other chatters
-    messages = chat.get() or []
-    messages.unshift(message)
-    messages.splice(200)
-    chat.set messages
-
-    type = $(el).attr('data-type')
-    model.set '_user.party.lastMessageSeen', chat.get()[0].id  if group.get('type') is 'party'
-
   appExports.chatKeyup = (e, el, next) ->
     return next() unless e.keyCode is 13
     appExports.sendChat(e, el)
diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js b/assets/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
index d75388476a..f505886b72 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 
 habitrpg
 
-  .controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Groups', '$http', '$location',
-    function($scope, $rootScope, Groups) {
+  .controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Groups', '$http', '$location', '$http', 'API_URL',
+    function($scope, $rootScope, Groups, $http, API_URL) {
+      $scope._chatMessage = '';
       $scope.groups = Groups.query(function(groups){
         $scope.members = groups.members;
       });
+      $scope.postChat = function(group, message){
+        if (_.isEmpty(message)) return
+        $('.chat-btn').addClass('disabled');
+        $http.post('/api/v1/groups/'+group._id+'/chat', {message:message})
+          .success(function(data){
+            $scope._chatMessage = '';
+            group.chat = data;
+            $('.chat-btn').removeClass('disabled');
+          });
+      }
       $scope.party = true;
     }
   ])
diff --git a/assets/js/services/groupServices.js b/assets/js/services/groupServices.js
index 1d862b3389..18cb0262d9 100644
--- a/assets/js/services/groupServices.js
+++ b/assets/js/services/groupServices.js
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ angular.module('groupServices', ['ngResource']).
       function(API_URL, $resource, User) {
         var Group = $resource(API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid',
           {gid:'@_id'},
-          {'query': {method: "GET", isArray:false}});
+          {
+            'query': {method: "GET", isArray:false}
+            //postChat: {method: "POST"}
+          });
+
         return Group;
       }
 ]);
diff --git a/src/controllers/groups.js b/src/controllers/groups.js
index da6f5c8d64..fa0baad6bf 100644
--- a/src/controllers/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/groups.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var api = module.exports;
 
 /*
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Party
+  Groups
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ api.getGroups = function(req, res, next) {
       Group.findOne({_id: 'habitrpg'}, cb);
     },
     "public": function(cb) {
-      Group.find({
-        privacy: 'public'
-      }, {
-        name: 1,
-        description: 1,
-        members: 1
-      }, cb);
+      Group.find({privacy: 'public'}, {name:1, description:1, members:1}, cb);
     }
   }, function(err, results){
     if (err) return res.json(500, {err: err});
@@ -55,6 +49,46 @@ api.getGroups = function(req, res, next) {
     var i = _.findIndex(results.party.members, {_id:user._id});
     if (~i) results.party.members.splice(i,1);
 
+    // Sort public groups by members length (not easily doable in mongoose)
+    results.public = _.sortBy(results.public, function(group){
+      return -group.members.length;
+    })
+
     res.json(results);
   })
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+api.attachGroup = function(req, res, next) {
+  Group.findById(req.params.gid, function(err, group){
+    if(err) return res.json(500, {err:err});
+    res.locals.group = group;
+    next();
+  })
+}
+
+api.postChat = function(req, res, next) {
+  var user = res.locals.user
+  var group = res.locals.group;
+  var message = {
+    id: helpers.uuid(),
+    uuid: user._id,
+    contributor: user.backer && user.backer.contributor,
+    npc: user.backer && user.backer.npc,
+    text: req.body.message,
+    user: helpers.username(user.auth, user.profile.name),
+    timestamp: +(new Date)
+  };
+
+  group.chat.unshift(message);
+  group.chat.splice(200);
+
+  if (group.type === 'party') {
+    user.party.lastMessageSeen = message.id;
+    user.save();
+  }
+
+  group.save(function(err, group){
+    if (err) return res.json(500, {err:err});
+    res.json(group.chat);
+  })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 7a6616d622..eea0f92157 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ router.get('/groups', auth, groups.getGroups);
 //DELETE /groups/:gid
 
 //GET  /groups/:gid/chat
-//POST  /groups/:gid/chat
+router.post('/groups/:gid/chat', auth, groups.attachGroup, groups.postChat);
 //PUT  /groups/:gid/chat/:messageId
 //DELETE  /groups/:gid/chat/:messageId
 
diff --git a/views/options/groups/chat-box.jade b/views/options/groups/chat-box.jade
index b10454fa7b..0d2f1738ef 100644
--- a/views/options/groups/chat-box.jade
+++ b/views/options/groups/chat-box.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-form(x-bind='submit:sendChat')
-  textarea.span6(rows='3', x-bind='keyup:chatKeyup') {{_chatMessage}}
+form(ng-submit='postChat(group,_chatMessage)')
+  textarea.span6(rows='3', x-bind='keyup:chatKeyup', ng-model='_chatMessage')
   br
-  input.btn(type='submit', value='Send Chat')
+  input.btn.chat-btn(type='submit', value='Send Chat')
diff --git a/views/options/groups/index.jade b/views/options/groups/index.jade
index 318d8ff895..83fed721ca 100644
--- a/views/options/groups/index.jade
+++ b/views/options/groups/index.jade
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ div(ng-controller='GroupsCtrl')
             tr(ng-repeat='group in groups.public')
               td
                 ul.pull-right.challenge-accordion-header-specs
-                  li {{count(group.members)}} member(s)
+                  li {{group.members.length}} member(s)
                   li
                     // join / leave
                     a.btn.btn-small.btn-danger(ng-show='indexOf(group.members,user.id)', x-bind='click:groupLeave', data-id='{{group.id}}')