at CSULB and is both funded and regulated by them.
=== Student Recreation and Wellness Center ===
The $70 million Student Recreation and Wellness Center is located on the northeast side of campus. It opened in fall 2010.
=== Greek life – sororities and fraternities ===
There are several national sororities and fraternities on campus. Sigma Chi's expulsion in 2018 caused controversy within the student body.
== Athletics ==
Long Beach State competes in NCAA Division I in 18 sports teams and plays competitively in baseball, cross country, softball, track and field, women's tennis, and women's soccer, as well as both men's and women's basketball, volleyball, water polo and golf teams. The university is a founding member of the Big West Conference, and also competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for sports not sponsored by the Big West.
In the realm of sports the school is branded as "Long Beach State". "Beach", which had long been unofficially used to refer to Long Beach State and its sports teams …