Is OA affiliated with other Twelve Step groups?

OA is not affiliated with other Twelve Step or Twelve Tradition groups. OA has often made use of the wisdom and experience of other Twelve Step groups in making decisions for our Fellowship, but we are not a part of any of them, nor they of us. We have our own unique purpose to fulfill—providing a Twelve Step and Twelve Tradition Fellowship for compulsive overeaters. Our policy is “cooperation but not affiliation.”