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, don't hesitate to ask your neighbors or any of the contact persons listed above.

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€.