The Scottish Rite is one of the two appendant bodies of Freemasonry in which a Master Mason may proceed after he has completed the three degrees of Blue Lodge Masonry.  Scottish Rite work amplifies and elaborate on the lessons of Blue Lodge degrees.  As with Freemasonry, Scottish Rite is not a religion, and it is nondenominational, although it does require a belief in a Supreme Being.

A Master Mason may achieve 29 degrees -- the fourth through the thirty-second -- in the Scottish Rite.  A 33rd Degree is bestowed on men who have given outstanding service to Freemasonry or to their communities.

The Scottish Rite, sometimes called the "College of Freemasonry," uses extensive drama and allegory to emphasize the messages of the degrees.

To petition the SCOTTISH RITE for membership, a Mason must have obtained the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason.