1. Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon unity.

2. For our group purpose there is but one authority -a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.

3. The relatives of alcoholics, when gathered together for mutual aid, may call themselves an Alanon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of Alcoholism in a relative or friend.

4. Each group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting another group or Alanon or AA as a whole.

5. Each Alanon Family Group has but one purpose; to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps of AA ourselves, by encouraging and understanding our alcoholic relatives, and by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics.

6. Our Alanon Family Groups ought never endorse, finance or lend our name to any outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary spiritual aim. Although a separate entity, we should always cooperate with Alcoholics Anonymous.

7. Every group out to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

8. Alanon Twelfth-Step work should remain forever nonprofessionals, but our service centers may employ special workers.

9. Our groups as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

10. The Alanon Family Groups have no opinions on outside issues; hence our name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather then promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, T.V. and films. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all AA members.

12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities.

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