All Meeting Chair positions should have at least 90 days continuous sobriety. Each meeting has two chairs; typically, co-chairs alternate weeks. Chairs are responsible for arriving early and setting up the room for the first meeting of the day as well as ensuring that the room is cleaned up after the last meeting of the day.

It is the responsibility of the meeting chair to find a substitute if they cannot chair a meeting on a particular week

Meeting Chairs

Monday Meetings (St. John’s Lutheran - 83 Christopher Street) -

11 AM - The chair selects a brief reading from Living Sober then shares for approximately 5 minutes, then the meeting goes to a show of hands for shares from the group.

12:30 PM - The chair is responsible for chairing the meeting, finding a speaker with over 90 days sobriety (and who has not spoken at NYU within the last six months) to share their experience, strength, and hope and for chairing the meeting. After the speaker shares for 15-20 minutes, the meeting continues by a show of hands from the group

2:00 PM - The chair is responsible for chairing the meeting and finding a speaker who has completed the 9th step (and who has not spoken at NYU within the last six months) to share their experience, strength, and hope. After the speaker shares for 20 minutes, the meeting continues via a show of hands from the group

Tuesday- Friday Meetings 12:30 Only (Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall - 239 Thompson Street) -

Tuesday 12:30 PM - Big Book - The chair facilitates the reading of a chapter or story from Alcoholics Anonymous - each atteendee reads a paragraph or so) from beginning to end without restarting at end of term.

Wednesday 12:30 PM - Beginners Speaker - The chair is responsible for chairing the meeting and finding a speaker with over 90 days sobriety (and who has not spoken at NYU within the last six months) to share their experience, strength, and hope. After the speaker shares, the meeting continues with tiered sharing from the group.

Thursday 12:30 PM - Topic - The chair is responsible for facilitating the meeting and for inviting someone in the meeting to pick a topic related to AA recovery and then share on it, the meeting continues in round-robin format until the secretary’s break, then is followed by a show of hands.

Friday: 12:30 PM - Step/Tradition - The chair is responsible for chairing the meeting, facilitating the group’s reading of the relevant chapter in the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, finding speakers who have had experience working the step or tradition begin discussed. The Steps will be followed in order without restarting at end of term--the Tradition for each month will be read numerically appropriate on the first Friday of each month.

Monthly Hybrid Anniversary Meetings - The chair is responsible for conducting the anniversary meeting which is held on the last meeting of the month and for restocking month/anniversary chips (to be reimbursed by the group).

DOOR GREETERS: Tuesday- Friday Meetings 12:30 Only

(Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall - 239 Thompson Street)

It is suggested that Greeters have 90 days continuous sobriety. The greeters are responsible for arriving 15 minutes before the meeting begins (12:15 PM) and let people in for the meeting or direct them to the church office until 1 PM. Greeters have the opportunity while watching the door to listen to the virtual NYU meeting.

Ideally, two people will stand for greeting positions each day so that they can alternate weeks.