I thought the masons only went to 32 degrees?
masons are the first 3 degrees
after that, they are really in specialty groups
can go all the way to 100 - the pindar
I'm no expert on freemasonry, but where I used to work a lot of the supervisors, and dept heads were masons. We used to call them "ring knocker". Anyway I found this:
The 33rd degree is a supreme honour bestowed only on those who have demonstrated outstanding service to the Brotherhood, as well as professional and personal accomplishments.