Frequently Asked Questions

Below there are frequently asked questions arranged by category.

Our website refers individuals to their local service office rather than maintaining meeting lists. In our experience, the most detailed information…
Members of the immediate family and close friends are usually pleased to learn about an alcoholic’s membership in A.A. As for colleagues at work, it…
The "group conscience" is the collective conscience of the group membership and thus represents substantial unanimity on an issue before definitive…
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.…
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…
It is understood by A.A. members that personal disclosures made in A.A. meetings are to be treated as confidential. For example, if friends outside…
This is entirely a personal matter, but it is usually best for all concerned to let the A.A. member decide who shall be told and when.
Bill W. was not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In early 1960 an individual from the New York area wrote to Bill concerning the possibility of…
Anonymity is and always has been the basis of the A.A. program. Most members, after they have been in A.A. awhile, have no particular objection if…
GSO New Group Listing Guidelines / Form GSO Group Information Change Form GSO DCM & DCMC Information Change Form If you need a form that is…
The District Committee Member (DCM) is the elected leader of the district committee which is made up of all GSRs in the district. The DCM reports…
A.A. meetings can take place both online and by phone. The Meeting Guide app and the Online Intergroup of A.A. both provide information on phone and…