Attention Collegiate Community:
Details for the 2026-2027 AMA Competition Season – including competition guidelines, judging rubrics, sign-up forms and prize outlines are noted below.
As a gentle reminder, please make sure all incoming chapter leaders & e-board members are listed in your Chapter’s Community Admin Portal to ensure they receive important announcements and competition updates from the AMA.
Competition Sponsored By:
Learn more about our sponsor:
Ditto is an AI-powered matchmaker and dating service designed for college students that eliminates endless swiping and small talk. Ditto is YOUR personalized matchmaker on campus.
Visit Ditto at: Ditto.ai
Additional Ditto Resources – Coming soon!
Competition Objectives
Think your chapter can make the biggest splash on campus?
The Ultimate Chapter Marketing Challenge, sponsored by Ditto, is a fun, word-of-mouth marketing challenge where your chapter will rally your campus community to join Ditto – the matchmaker on campus.
Entry Requirements
- Eligibility: Open to Active AMA Collegiate Chapters in Good Standing and their campus community
- Participation Sign Up: Register your chapter to participate in the challenge
- Spread the Word: Get creative and promote Ditto across your campus through social media, chapter events, group chats, word of mouth, and more!
- Hype your Community: Get your campus talking about Ditto and join the platform.
- Ditto is open to all campus community members with a valid .edu email address.
Challenge Goal:
Spread the word. Build the buzz. Bring your campus to life on Ditto!
Activate your chapter members and encourage students across your campus to join Ditto and build your campus matchmaking community. The AMA Collegiate Chapter with the most new Ditto users wins! It’s that simple!
How is the Competition Judged?
The competition will be judged by the sponsor, Ditto and will determine the winners by the total number of verified new Ditto users acquired during the competition period, September 16, 2026 – November 11, 2026.
- Only new users who join Ditto with a valid .edu email address will count toward a chapter’s total.
- User sign-ups will be tracked throughout the competition period.
- Chapters will be ranked based on their total number of verified users.
- The competition will recognize winners in both the Large Chapter and Small Chapter categories.
- Chapters may invite members of their entire campus community to join Ditto.
- Disclaimer: Users who were enrolled on Ditto before the competition begins will not count toward a chapter’s total.
- The competition will be judged by the sponsor, Ditto and will determine the winners by the total number of verified new Ditto users acquired during the competition period, September 16, 2026 – November 11, 2026.
Competition Prize
The Ultimate Chapter Marketing Challenge will recognize 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in both Large Chapter and Small Chapter categories. (Large Chapter Category: 26 or more national AMA members / Small Chapter Category: 25 or less national AMA members.)
Winning chapters with the largest new Ditto user acquisitions will be recognition for their success in spreading the word and growing the Ditto community on their campus.
Large Chapter Category Prizes:
- 1st Place – 8 Conference Registrations to the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC)
- 2nd Place – 2 Conference Registrations to the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC)
- 3rd Place – 2 Conference Registrations to the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC)
Small Chapter Category Prizes:
- 1st Place – 4 Conference Registrations to the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC)
- 2nd Place – 2 Conference Registrations to the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC)
- 3rd Place – 2 Conference Registrations to the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC)
Important Note: Ditto will track and monitor user acquisitions throughout the sign-up period and identify the winning chapters in mid-December 2026. AMA will notify all winning chapters in early January 2027 and will share further instructions for registering their teams for the 2027 AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC). The official competition winners will then be announced during the Friday Evening Reception at ICC.
Questions?
Contact AMA Support at Collegiate@ama.org.
Calling All AMA Volunteers!
Want to make an impact and support the AMA Collegiate Community?
Here’s your chance – AMA is looking for volunteers to help judge our Collegiate Opportunities.
Learn more, visit the AMA Collegiate Volunteer Page or submit your interest today using the proper form below.