Verein Aufnahmeantrag

In the WS19/20, the student self-administration in our tower has transformed into the registered non-profit association (eingetragener, gemeinnütziger Verein) OPH e.V. Whether you are a new resident or not: if you use the internet, the washing machines or any of the AG services, you have to become a member for the duration of your stay in OPH.

Registration Procedure

• Either fill out and sign the registration form digitally, and send it to hs@oph.rwth-aachen.de (subject 'Aufnahmeaantrag' or 'registration'),
• or
  • print/get a printout from...
    • the Hausmeister office,
    • your floor speaker (alternatively, see Contact persons),
    • the committee board (Vorstand) (alternatively, see Contact persons),
    • the network group office hours,
  • ...and post/hand in the filled and signed version to one of the following:
    • the letterbox Otto-Petersen-Haus e.V. (letterboxes window-facing side, middle, top),
    • the network group office hours.

As stated on the form, membership involves a fee. For info, see the membership fee page.

If you need assistance, come by the house speaker's rooms (113, 1704, 110, 910, 102, in the evenings), or to the network group office hours.

Registration Documents

• Aufnahmeantrag (registration form; residents check the box 'ordentliche', NOT 'außerordentliche' Mitgliedschaft),
• Kurzinfo zum Verein (FAQ about the new structure of the self-administration),
• Stuff that this form asks you to have read and agreed to:
  • the Datenschutzerklärung (data privacy statement),
  • the Satzung (the charter),
  • and the Geschäftsordnung (rules of procedure).

Q & A

Q: I am a subtenant (Untermieter) / I have a subtenant (Untermieter) in WS19/20. Who of us has to pay?

A: Only one of you has to pay the full fee (preferably the main tenant (Hauptmieter)), then you both are cleared for this semester. But you both have to hand in a registration form individually for legal reasons. Main tenants: For future reference, if you go away for a whole semester, as a member you have the option to change your membership into a resting membership (ruhende Mitgliedschaft) for that semester, and then don't have to pay for that period.

Q: I am moving out for good. What happens to my membership?

A: Then your membership ends automatically. Unless you tell us otherwise explicitly (e.g. if you want to stay connected to or keep supporting your old student dorm).

Q: I moved in in May-September / November-March. Do I have to pay the full membership fee (currently 25€) for the running summer semester / winter semester?

A: No. For the running semester, you only have to pay for the remaining months of the semester, from the baseline 24€. Example: Moved in WS2019/2020 February -> October-January have passed, pay for February-March only -> pay 24*2/6=8€.