One of Lehigh’s many clubs, the Mustard & Cheese Drama Society is the second-oldest drama society in the United States. The society started in 1884 as a series of weekly meetings in the back room of Renning’s Bar in Bethlehem. The small group of Lehigh students named their club after their refreshments of choice: beer served with mustard and cheese. 

The Mustard & Cheese Society strives to serve, support and promote theatrical activity at Lehigh by reaching out to students as well as the local community to bring theatre to their lives. Students must have acted in or performed technical work on two productions at Lehigh to be eligible for membership.

Some M&C members have gone on to find fame as professional actors. Among them: Donald Most, who played “Ralph” on Happy Days, and Paul Guilfoyle, best known for his role as “Captain Jim Brass” on television’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.