existed for this very reason. May Day A festive tradition, this pageant was begun in 1912. Each year, a May Queen would be elected and would watch over the festival with her court. Typical May Day activities took place, including the expected May pole. This tradition seems to have persisted for 55 years until the late 1960s. Formal dances Until October 1931, dancing on the LVC campus was forbidden. One evening after a football game, President Gossard decided to change the policy and allowed the students to dance with his blessing. From then on, the literary societies began holding annual dinner dances. Formal proms were organized and any opportunity for dancing was not overlooked. In February 1985 the college opened a nighttime dance club called the Underground (or "UG" as it is referred to by most students). The UG is a place where students can go to have fun with their classmates and friends on most Saturday nights. The UG plays popular hits from today's music and is open to non-LVC students at a small price. Today the dance club part of the Underground no longer exists and is mainly used by the college for events. March to the President's House In a tradition that dates to the presidency of Clyde A. Lynch '18 (1932–1950) students march to the president's home, Kreiderheim since 1976, to request the day off before Thanksgiving when the football team defeats Albright College. LVC defeated Albright in 2022 to earn the program's first bowl invitation since 2013, and President MacLaren granted the students' wish. You Got It - Students March on Kreiderheim|website=Lebanon Valley College Athletics}}</ref> Presidents Former presidents of LVC include: Thomas Rhys Vickroy, 1866–1871 Lucian H. Hammond, 1871–1876 David D. DeLong, 1876–1887 Edmund S. Lorenz, 1887–1889 Cyrus J. Kephart, 1889–1890 E. Benjamin Bierman, 1890–1897 Hervin U. Roop, 1897–1906 Abram Paul Funkhouser, 1906–1907 Lawrence Keister, 1907–1912 George Daniel Gossard, 1912–1932 Clyde Alvin Lynch, 1932–1950 Frederick K. Miller, 1951–1967 (Allan W. Mund acting president, 1967–1968) Frederick P. Sample, 1968–1983 (F. Allen Rutherford Jr. acting president, 1984) Arthur L. Peterson, 1984–1987 (William J. McGill acting president, 1987–1988) John A. Synodinos, 1988–1996 G. David Pollick, 1996–2004 Stephen C. MacDonald, 2004–2012 Lewis Evitts Thayne, August 1, 2012 – June 30, 2020 James M. MacLaren, July 1, 2020–Present Academics LVC offers more than 40 majors of study, as well as graduate and doctorate programs. Additionally, students may study abroad in