The Scottish Rite is a Masonic organization that continues a Master Mason's education of the first three degrees. The Scottish Rite is one of several appendant groups of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Jurisdiction these are the Lodge of Perfection (4-14). Chapter Rose Croix (15-18), Council of Knights Kadosh (19-30), and the Consistory (31-32). The 33rd Degree is an honorary degree awarded for exceptional service.
SCOTTISH RITE CREED
"Human progress is our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission, and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal."
