The University of Alabama is going to be continuing one of its most special traditions this week with the arrival of the annual Honors Day coming up on campus on Friday, April 3.

In a release from the school, UA dropped five essential facts to know about the day which goes all the way back to the early 1900s in the annual Tapping on the Mound. The ceremony, which includes a symbolic “tap” on the shoulder, is a rite of passage that marks students’ entrance into UA’s most prestigious honor societies.

The ceremony takes place on the mound, of course, where the Franklin Dormitory stood before it was destroyed during the Civil War —  a rare time when select students are allowed to walk on such a historic site which is normally roped off throughout the year.

Four societies tap on Honors Day including the Anderson Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Blue Key and Mortar Board.

It’s not just the societies though, there are also students and faculty honored with awards such as Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior, Graduate and Transfer Awards, along with Alumni Student Awards, Capstone Men and Women’s Amanda Grace Taylor Watson Distinctive Image Award and The Other Club Award.