Membership & Development

Our Next Quarterly Membership Chairman Zoom Meeting will be announced soon; Please contact Orient Membership Chairman, David Browning 32° KCCH, for additional information.

James Whitacre, 32° KCCH
Development Chairman
Orient of West Virginia
David Browning, PhD, 32° KCCH
Membership Chairman
Orient of West Virginia

It is the mission of the Orient of West Virginia Scottish Rite and the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,SJ, to improve its members and enhance the communities in which they live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth while actively embracing high social, moral, and spiritual values including fellowship, compassion, and dedication to God, family, and country.

To join the Scottish Rite you must:

Be a Master Mason in good standing;

Complete a petition and include the appropriate fee; and

Attend a “Reunion” where the Scottish Rite Degrees are conferred.

Please feel free to check out the videos below on the Scottish Rite and our charities.