Alumni Information & Resources
Oxford House Florida Alumni Registration
To become an alumnus in your area, you must first be a member in good standing with the house and chapter you left. That means you left your house with a zero balance, and you weren't expelled due to a behavior or financial contract.
There are two types of alumni members, active and associate members. An individual seeking membership as an alumni member must also attend a regular house meeting of the house they left last and request to be voted in as a voting alumni member.
Service is a big part of being an active alumnus, so please get involved at the house, chapter, state or national level.
Please read over the bylaws before becoming an alumni member for clarification of terms and guidelines. Meeting Second Sunday of the Month at 1 pm via ZOOM, Link on the State Alumni Page
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MISSION AND PURPOSE
The mission and purpose of the Oxford Houses of FLORIDA State Alumni Association is to assist former Oxford House residents in maintaining quality recovery. We do so by offering continued support and presenting opportunities to serve and enrich the local Oxford House network in accordance with Oxford House Tradition 9. We share experience, strength, and hope with new Oxford House residents and alumni to ensure healthy individuals in recovery. Conduct fundraising for recovery, promoting events, and sending residents and alumni to the Oxford House World Convention.
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TRADITION 9
Members who leave an Oxford House in good standing are encouraged to become associate members and offer friendship, support, and example to newer members.
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GUIDELINES & BYLAWS
An alumnus member must maintain continuous sobriety to be a member in good standing. If a member returns to using, the individual has to show continuous sobriety of 6 months. Bylaws PDF
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Monthly Meeting
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Second Sunday of the month at 1 pm via ZOOM
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TRADITION NINE
Members who leave an Oxford House in good standing are encouraged to become associate
members and offer friendship, support, and example to newer members.
While no one is ever asked to leave an Oxford House without cause, some individuals will simply
outgrow living in an Oxford House. They will return to their families and start new families; they
may simply move into another living situation.
Once members have left Oxford House, they should be encouraged to become active in the Oxford
House Alumni Association. Many alumni members continue to be associated with their former
Oxford House as associate house members. The associate member should be encouraged to attend
House meetings, but a local house may decide that his voting privileges are somewhat less than
those who live in the House. Such a restriction of voting privileges makes sense and should not
discourage members who leave in good standing from becoming associate members of their former
House or chapter.
Gratitude is a feeling that most alcoholics acquire sometime during their recovery process. Often,
recovering alcoholics and drug addicts struggle to express their gratitude adequately. The alumni
member of Oxford House is in the enviable position of being of service in an environment where
he has total understanding. The alumni member can offer friendship, support, and an example to
the active members of Oxford House.
Moreover, the alumni member can often assist in forming new Oxford Houses or recruiting new
members who want to live in an Oxford House. Above all, the associate member is an example of
one who lived in an Oxford House and "made it."
All Oxford Houses should encourage members who leave in good standing to maintain a
continuous link with their Oxford House experience. The welcome mat should be out to any
associate member and contact between associate members and active members should be
encouraged.37
To the extent possible, each Oxford House should keep Oxford House, Inc. updated with the
current address of Alumni Members who have left the House in good standing so they can receive
the "Oxford Grape" and other Oxford House newsletters.38
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37 Many former residents of Oxford Houses, who left their house clean and sober, become members of the national Oxford House
Alumni Association. The Alumni Association is a fellowship of former Oxford House residents who share their experience,
strengths, and hope to expand the Oxford House movement and keep it operating and expanding in a way to assure other recovering
individuals the same opportunity they have enjoyed.
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38 Names and addresses of Alumni Members and inquiries concerning the Oxford House Manual© should be sent to Oxford House,
Inc. 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 300, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. A cooperative effort by both alumni and active house
members can help keep successful members of Oxford House in touch with the Oxford House family. Most Oxford Houses honor
their members who leave in good standing by awarding them a certificate of accomplishment and the first year’s membership in
the Oxford House Alumni Association. At the website: www.oxfordhouse.org one can go to “Contact Us” and register the name
and current address of alumni members.
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