Los Angeles · California

Greek Life Event Planning at Loyola Marymount University

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

LMU sits on the bluff above Playa del Rey, which puts Marina del Rey ten minutes away and Santa Monica fifteen. That is unusually close for Los Angeles, and it means a chapter here can hold a water-side formal without the cross-city coach trip most LA chapters accept.

Where Chapters Go

Formal venues within reach of Los Angeles

Marina del Rey

about 10 minutes, waterfront venues

Santa Monica

roughly 15 minutes

Downtown Los Angeles

about 30 minutes off-peak

Manhattan Beach

around 20 minutes south

Distances are approximate and given as a planning guide.

What shapes the calendar at LMU

Being on the west side means shorter trips than most LA chapters manage, which simplifies the evening considerably. It also means the nearby waterfront venues are in demand from every other chapter that knows this.

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

Can LMU chapters hold a waterfront formal?

Yes. Marina del Rey is about 10 minutes, which is genuinely close for Los Angeles.

Do we still need to plan around traffic?

Less than most LA chapters, but yes for anything downtown or over the hill.

How early should we book?

Four to six months.

More chapters in the area: event planning across California.

Planning something at LMU?

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