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The Scottish Rite of Freemasony for the Southern Jurisdiction has an active scholarship program for high school graduates and college students. One of these programs supports students attending Texas A&M University in College Station and is sponsored by a Texas Freemason and member of the Houston Scottish Rite.
Learn MoreThe Scottish Rite Research Society was formed on May 8, 1991, when fourteen Scottish Rite Freemasons were granted a charter by the Supreme Council, 33°, S.J. The administrative offices of the Society are at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., under the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. Activities and publications of the Society are governed by a Board of Directors, who are all Life Members of the Society, representing Scottish Rite Valleys across the country.
Since its formation in 1991, the Society has become one of the most dynamic forces in contemporary Masonic research, pursuing a publication program that emphasizes quality—both in content and in physical form. The Society has grown to over 4,000 members worldwide since inception. Its publications have redefined the standards of Masonic scholarship. Anyone who is interested in deepening his or her understanding of Freemasonry would benefit from Society membership. One need not be a member of the Scottish Rite, or even be a Mason, to join the SRRS. Life Memberships are available.
The benefits of membership in the Scottish Rite Research Society are many. Some are intangibles, such as the potential for interaction and discussions with the brightest minds in contemporary Masonic philosophy and debate. The most important benefit is the availability of what we all came here for, which is more light in Masonry. This is manifest most particularly in SRRS publications and Masonic conferences.
Learn MoreThe Tyler's Place is a collection of stories, lessons and interviews by Masons, for Masons and about Masons. Each episode offers a variety of topics on Masonry, like interviews with interesting and inspiring people, historical facts and insights, and tips, tricks and life-hacks for the modern Mason. And, The Tyler's Place podcasts are short enough to listen to while you're driving to work, headed to a lodge meeting, or just relaxing at home.
Learn MoreThe Scottish Rite Master Craftsman (SRMC) program is an exciting, by-mail correspondence course designed and administered by staff at the House of the Temple in Washington, DC, under the guidance and leadership of the Supreme Council, 33°, of the A&A Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. Upon completion of each program listed below, the participant will be rewarded with a medal or a pin. Currently, there are three programs that are meant to be taken in the following order:
Opened to great fanfare on October 18, 1915, the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., has since functioned as the headquarters of the Supreme Council, 33°, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. The Temple, which includes a library, archives, and museums, is open to visitors for guided tours. The library—which was the first library open to the public in the District of Columbia and remains so today—contains books on Freemasonry including history, philosophy, symbolism, poetry, lodge proceedings, and periodicals.
Designed by renowned architect, John Russell Pope, the House of the Temple was his first monumental commission. It garnered him the attention of the architectural community, leading to many awards and commissions in the District, such as the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art—West Building.
Learn MoreThe House of the Temple library which is located in the House of the Temple on the main floor, is the oldest library in DC that is open to the public and houses over 250,000 precious books, manuscripts, and other publications. Two of its rarest volumes include Benjamin Franklin's 1734 re-printing of Rev. James Anderson's The Constitutions of the Free-Masons and an Incunabulum titled, Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, by Albertus Magnus, printed in Ulm, Germany in 1479. Whether or not you are a Mason, the House of the Temple's library is a treasure for researchers and anyone who loves books.
Learn MoreThe House of the Temple is home to several unique museums, exhibits and collections. It has been accessible to the public for tours since 1915, when the building first opened its doors. The building's design was widely praised by contemporary architects, and it won John Russell Pope the Gold Medal of the Architectural League of New York in 1917. Fiske Kimball's 1928 book American Architecture describes it as “an example of the triumph of classical form in America”. In the 1920s, a panel of architects named it “one of the three best public buildings” in the United States, along with the Nebraska State Capitol and the Pan-American Union headquarters building in Washington, D.C. In 1932, it was ranked as one of the ten top buildings in the country in a poll of federal government architects. The House of the Temple is designated as a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Learn MoreThe College of the Consistory is a free self-study program for Scottish Rite Masons of all Orients offered by Valley of Guthrie Scottish Rite. The curriculum is facilitated by the Guthrie College and made available to all enrolled members. The College distributes to its members a syllabus of each degree of the Rite, which will provide ideas for essays and research papers. Each member can choose a topic from the syllabus, or is free to select a subject not included in the syllabus, provided that it represents a theme or topic concerning that degree.
Meetings of the College of the Consistory are called Festive Boards. Papers chosen the by Board of Adepts, or the leadership of any Valley campus, will be presented. Fine dining, festive toasts, and fraternal songs accent the evening's blend of education and fraternalism. All College members and invited guests are welcome.
Learn MoreThe Fort Worth Scottish Rite hosts an annual festive board on Spring each year featuring a presentation by a distinguished Masonic Speaker with fine dining and toasts. For more information on these activities contact the Fort Worth Valley office at (817) 335-6004
The preeminent learning experiences for Scottish Rite Masons are the twenty-nine Scottish Rite Degrees.
The Scottish Rite Degrees are one-act plays often staged with costume, scenery, special effects, and the full rigging of any production. Their purpose is to examine different philosophies, ancient religions, and systems of ethics. Through all of these, people have tried to answer certain universal questions. The Degrees of the Rite do not tell a person what he should think about these questions. Instead, they tell him about what great thinkers and civilizations of the past have thought, and they try to create a situation in which the candidate or Brother can gain insight. Agreeing with Socrates that the unexamined life is not worth living, the Rite helps with this self-examination by providing reference points.
The degrees are of equal importance to Scottish Rite Masons and candidates receiving the degrees for the first time. While each degree is complete within themselves Class Directors serve to amplify and explain the degrees as they are presented. Each degree is intended as a platform for discussion.
The Degrees are presented twice annually in Fort Worth by members of the Fort Worth Valley.
At each monthly meeting presentations are made as to the Scottish Rite Degrees and other Masonic topics.
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