Long Beach · California

Greek Life Event Planning at Long Beach State

Greektopia plans formals, bid days, date parties and parents weekends for sorority and fraternity chapters at Long Beach State.

Long Beach gives chapters a waterfront city without Los Angeles prices or Los Angeles traffic. The downtown and marina areas are ten minutes from campus, and the harbour setting gives a formal a look that inland venues cannot match.

Where Chapters Go

Formal venues within reach of Long Beach

Downtown Long Beach and the marina

about 10 minutes, waterfront hotels and event spaces

Belmont Shore

roughly 10 minutes, smaller coastal venues

Los Angeles

about 30 minutes north outside peak

Orange County

around 30 minutes south

Distances are approximate and given as a planning guide.

What shapes the calendar at Long Beach State

Long Beach prices below the LA market for similar waterfront space, which makes it one of the better value coastal options in southern California. That is increasingly well known, so spring dates go early.

For most chapters we recommend booking a formal four to six months out, and earlier for a peak spring Saturday. Bid day and date parties need four to six weeks. Our guide to how far in advance to book explains what drives those numbers.

What We Plan

Every kind of chapter event

Formals & Semi-Formals

The marquee night of the year, produced end to end.

Bid Day

Themed reveals that welcome your new class in style.

Date Parties & Mixers

Smaller, faster to plan, and just as memorable.

Parents Weekend

The weekend families judge your chapter on.

Vegas Formal Weekends

Destination formal weekends, primarily for fraternity chapters.

Your Own Dashboard

Contracts, deadlines, budget and messages in one place your whole exec board can see.

Common questions

Is Long Beach cheaper than Los Angeles?

Usually, for comparable waterfront space, and the shorter journeys save on transport too.

Can we hold a formal on the water?

Yes. The marina and downtown waterfront are about 10 minutes from campus.

How early should we book?

Four to six months.

More chapters in the area: event planning across California.

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