Frequently Asked Questions

Below there are frequently asked questions arranged by category.

Congratulations on your new position! You can read about getting listed with GSO and obtaining material to help you get started in your new role.…
The A.A. Guidelines represent the shared experience of A.A. members and groups throughout the United States and Canada. They also reflect guidance…
We do not maintain any membership lists, including lists of early members. It is difficult to piece together an accurate list of early members with…
Social drinking has become an accepted part of business enterprise in many fields these days. Many contacts with customers and prospective customers…
No. Nor is it allied with any religious organization.
Reasons for starting a new group vary, but the ways to go about it are basically the same. Important to establishing an A.A. group is the need for…
The service structure is the framework in which our "general services" are carried out. It is the structure that takes the place of government in A.A…
Many alcoholics, by the time they turn to A.A. for help with their drinking problems, have also accumulated substantial financial problems. Not…
No, contributions to A.A. do not support Grapevine. Grapevine is supported entirely through sales of the magazine and related items. Individuals and…
An A.A. meeting may take one of several forms, but at any meeting you will find alcoholics talking about what drinking did to their lives, their…
Members of A.A. have a selfish interest in offering a helping hand to other alcoholics who have not yet achieved sobriety. First, they know from…
As stated in A.A.'s Responsibility Pledge, “I am responsible … when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be…