Editing Scottish Rite (section)

===United States===
[[File:Indianapolis Scottish Rite Cathedral.jpg|thumb|270px|[[Scottish Rite Cathedral (Indianapolis)|Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis, Indiana]]]]In the United States of America there are three Supreme Councils: one in [[Washington, D.C.]] (which controls the Southern Jurisdiction), one in [[Lexington, Massachusetts]] (which controls the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction) as well as the [[Supreme Council of Louisiana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scottishritenmj.org/about|title=Scottish Rite, NMJ|website=Scottish Rite, NMJ|access-date=2017-06-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405200423/https://scottishritenmj.org/about|archive-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> They each have particular characteristics that make them different. In the United States, members of the Scottish Rite can be elected to receive the 33° by the Supreme Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tulsasr.org/?page_id=124|title=The Scottish Rite Caps – Scottish Rite of Freemasonry|website=tulsasr.org|access-date=2017-06-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113220204/http://www.tulsasr.org/?page_id=124|archive-date=2016-01-13}}</ref> and is conferred on members who have made major contributions to society or to Masonry in general.

====Southern Jurisdiction====
[[File:US Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction new.png|thumb|260x260px|left|[[United States|US]] states in the Southern Jurisdiction]]Based in Washington, D.C., the [[Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA)|Southern Jurisdiction]] (often referred to as the "Mother Supreme Council of the World")<ref>{{Cite web |last=adminSCAASR |date=2016-09-16 |title=Supreme Council Mother of the World |url=https://scaasr.ro/en/supreme-council-mother-of-the-world/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=SCAASR}}</ref> was founded in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1801. It oversees the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in 35 states, which are referred to as ''Orients'', which are divided into regions called ''Valleys'', each containing individual bodies.<ref>[http://www.bremertonvalleysr.org/ Bremerton Valley of the Scottish Rite] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504050312/http://www.bremertonvalleysr.org/ |date=2006-05-04}} "Illustrious Brother James N. Reid, Jr., 33°, IGH, Personal Representative of the S.G.I.G. in the ''Orient of Washington''"</ref><ref>[http://www.aasrvalleyofjax.org/ Jacksonville Valley of the Scottish Rite] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615123046/http://www.aasrvalleyofjax.org/ |date=2006-06-15}} " The Mission of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the ''Orient of Florida''"</ref><ref name="TampaValley">{{cite web|url= http://www.srtampa.org/pages/Aboutus.asp|access-date= 2007-07-31|title= Allegiance|publisher= Valley of Tampa|quote= The Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, sitting in the ''Valley of Tampa, Orient of Florida'' acknowledge and yield allegiance to the SUPREME COUNCIL (Mother Council of the World) of Inspectors General. Knights of Solomon of the Thirty-third and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the jurisdiction of the United States of America, whose seat is at the Grand Orient of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, now sitting at Washington. D.C....|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070920185614/http://srtampa.org/pages/Aboutus.asp|archive-date= 2007-09-20}}</ref>

In the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, the Supreme Council consists of no more than 33 members, called Active members, and is presided over by a Sovereign Grand Commander, and since 2019, Illustrious Brother James D. Cole, 33°.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scottishrite.org/about/officers/|title = Leadership & Committees}}</ref> Other members of the Supreme Council are called "Sovereign Grand Inspectors General" (S.G.I.G.), and each is the head of the AASR bodies in his respective Orient (or state). Other heads of the various Orients who are not members of the Supreme Council are called "Deputies of the Supreme Council". The Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction meets every odd year during the month of August at the House of the Temple, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction Headquarters, in Washington, D.C. During this conference, the Valley of Washington D.C. confers the 33° for those elected to receive it or others of the degree who desire to watch it.  There are closed meetings between the Grand Commander and the S.G.I.G.s, and many members of the fraternity from all over the world attend the open ceremony on the 5th of 6 council meeting days.