Each of the 15 states has a “Deputy,” who is the executive officer for the Rite within his state, and he is supported by the remaining Active Members. There is at least one “Active” in addition to the Deputy in each state. Some states have as many as five Active Members.

The Supreme Council meets on an annual basis, at which time the business of the Rite is transacted and the 33° conferred on those who have been elected to receive this honor. The bodies of the Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Dayton, State of Ohio, acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America whose Grand East is in Lexington, MA.