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Every two years each of the 93 Areas elects a representative who votes on behalf of the Area at the annual General Service Confence. This…
The general service representative (GSR) is an elected member of your home group. It is a two-year service commitment. The GSR is your home group’s…
A.A. "service" is anything that helps us to reach a fellow sufferer. Much the way A.A. sponsors share their experience in recovery with their…
In most groups, the chairperson or another officer calls the business meeting, which ordinarily is held on a monthly or quarterly basis. While some…
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…
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…
The "group conscience" is the collective conscience of the group membership and thus represents substantial unanimity on an issue before definitive…
Archivists are responsible for collecting, arranging, preserving and providing access to permanent historical records of enduring value, not writing…
Group problems are often evidence of a healthy, desirable diversity of opinion among group members. They give us a chance, in the words of Step…
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…
Email archives@aa.org and we can assist in compiling a history of your group. Please note that the amount of information the GSO Archives holds on…
Not all records are digitized and available online for several reasons. Firstly, it takes money, resources and staff hours to digitize the vast…