Irvine · California
Greektopia plans formals, bid days, date parties and parents weekends for sorority and fraternity chapters at UC Irvine.
Irvine sits in the middle of Orange County, so the coast is fifteen minutes away and the county's large hotels are closer than that. For a chapter that has outgrown boutique venues, this is one of the easiest places in California to hold a big formal without a long coach ride.
Where Chapters Go
about 15 minutes, harbour and coastal venues
roughly 20 minutes down the coast
about 25 minutes, large-capacity hotel ballrooms
around 50 minutes north outside peak traffic
Distances are approximate and given as a planning guide.
Orange County's hotel supply means capacity is rarely the problem. Coastal venues are the constrained ones, and they book earliest for spring.
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
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Smaller, faster to plan, and just as memorable.
The weekend families judge your chapter on.
Destination formal weekends, primarily for fraternity chapters.
Contracts, deadlines, budget and messages in one place your whole exec board can see.
Yes. Newport is about 15 minutes, which is short enough to be an evening event rather than a trip.
Anaheim's hotel ballrooms take large headcounts comfortably and are close to campus.
Four to six months, earlier for a coastal venue in spring.
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