TECHNICALLY,there's no such thing as different affiliations with Masonry when it comes to the U.S. There are only two legit/properly-chartered U.S. Masonic Affiliations and they are 'Mainstream'(or predominately white) and Prince Hall Affiliation(or Origin);Prince Hall Masonry is the predominately black group of Masons that was establised in the late 1700's(I'll let y'all go do research). But anything else here in the U.S. that is not of those groups(PH or 'Mainstream'),then they are....just go to
http://www.bogusmasonry.org or
http://www.masonicinfo.com/morephonies.htm
....it'll explain alot...
oh yes,there's fake so called "Masons" and "Eastern Stars" around you....I consider what they're in a renegade...