AA Membership and Sponsorship
Who belongs, what is required, what remains an individual choice, and how sponsorship and service fit after someone belongs.
A.A.W.S. says, The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
The pages below keep that foundation visible while separating membership from meeting access, belief, identity, sponsorship, and service.
Membership foundation
Who belongs, what is required, and what anonymity protects
Who Can Join AA?Separate A.A. membership, group membership, and meeting attendance.
The Third TraditionFollow the official Tradition from experience to present membership.
The Only Requirement for MembershipApply the one requirement to money, belief, sponsorship, and attendance.
Anonymity and MembershipDistinguish personal, fellowship, and public contexts.
Belief and spiritual language
Membership, religion, belief, nonbelief, and A.A. terminology
Do You Have to Believe in God?Separate membership from spiritual language and personal understanding.
AA for Agnostics and AtheistsRead official agnostic and atheist member experience.
AA and ReligionSeparate member belief from A.A. organizational identity.
AA and SpiritualityTrace A.A.W.S. spiritual terms to varied member experience.
People, access, and reach
Member experience, practical access, and current meeting routes
Young People in AAConnect the common membership rule to young-member sources.
Women in AAUse attributed women’s recovery stories and current meeting choices.
Men in AADistinguish membership from a men-focused meeting designation.
LGBTQ+ People in AAUse LGBTQ+ member voices without creating a separate membership class.
Accessibility in AAIdentify barriers, available supports, and details to verify.
Online AALocate and verify online or phone meeting access.
International AARoute international readers through the relevant country office.
Language-Specific MeetingsSeparate meeting-language and literature-language routes.
Membership in practice
Sponsorship, participation, and service
If you need to do something now
Membership and Sponsorship explains belonging. Getting Started and the live meeting branch handle the immediate actions.
Your First AA MeetingPrepare for a first visit.
How to Find an AA MeetingVerify time, access, and current notes.
How to Get a SponsorUse the practical sponsorship guide.
What Is a Service Position?Understand a defined group responsibility.
Types of MeetingsUnderstand format and audience labels.
Current AA MeetingsUse the live local schedule.
Official source foundation for this branch
Each child page uses its own topic-specific sources. These four official A.A.W.S. pages establish the branch-wide membership, sponsorship, and participation foundation.