Scottish Rite Sovereign Grand Inspector General 33rd Degree Masonic Sterling Silver Ring

33° - Sovereign Grand Inspectors General

The 33° degree is conferred upon those 32° members who have been outstanding in their contributions to Freemasonry, the Scottish Rite, or who have shown in their communities the leadership which marks them as men who exemplify in their daily lives the true meaning of the Brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God. It cannot be sought by application but must be such a man as described above who has been elected by the Deputy of his State. He must be 33 years of age. And be elected at an Annual Meeting of the Scottish Rite Supreme Council to be a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Thirty-Third and last Degree, and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council. Such election shall be by unanimous vote of the Active Members present taken by ballot. The degree is conferred at the Annual Meeting of the Supreme Council next succeeding the election of the Candidate.