Our Traditions are a guide to better ways of working and living.  And they are to group survivial what A.A.'s Twelve Steps are to each member's sobriety and peace of mind.  Most individuals cannot recover unless there is a group.  The group must survive or the individual will not. - Bill W.

smf-122_en 1121.pdf

Traditions - Short Form

Traditions Long Form.pdf

Traditions - Long Form

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Traditions Illustrated

SMF-131 Traditions Checklist from the A.A. Grapevine.pdf

Traditions Checklist

Traditions Group Study

Tradition 4 - NOT recorded

Tradition 7 - NOT recorded 2.21.2024

Additional Resources

This book is for A.A. members and their friends. It is for all who are interested to know the history of how A.A. started, how its principles of Recovery, Unity, and Service were evolved, and by what means this fellowship has grown and spread its message around the world. Here is an inside and wide-angled view of Alcoholics Anonymous.

How a group functions.  How to get started.