College Houses Cooperatives: Student Owned and Student Run

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Join College Houses!
Fill out our online application below:

The application is used to let us know that you are interested in cooperative living, and to let each house you are applying for know more about you.

After you submit your application, contact the house membership coordinator to schedule a visit to the house, if you haven't done so already. You are encouraged to attend dinner at any house you are interested in! Attending dinner is the best way to get a feel for the place.

At College Houses Cooperatives you will be a member of a community, not merely a resident. After acceptance, you will have the opportunity to express your ideas and will have the right to vote on house affairs. Your willingness to accept this responsibility and become part of our community is a major factor in your acceptance at College Houses.

Upon acceptance, a contract will be mailed or handed to you to sign. Return the executed contract along with your $300 deposit and $50 membership fee and a room will be reserved for you.

To apply, please fill out the application and submit.

First Name	MI	Last Name	Today's Date

Date of Birth	Social Security #	Driver License #	State

Email Address

Permanent Address

City	State	Zip Code	Permanent Phone #

Current Address

City	State	Zip Code	Current Phone #

Are you an international student?

Yes No

If so, how long do you plan on staying?

Have you ever lived in a housing cooperative?

Yes No (Please provide name of co-op if necessary)

Have you ever been evicted from a place of residence?	Yes No
Have you ever been convicted of any criminal offense other than minor traffic violations?	Yes No

Do you have any special medical/dietary needs we should know of?

If you own any pets and/or if you are allergic to any pets, please list here.

Name, address, and phone number of person to contact in case of emergency?

Please rank the houses you are applying for. 1 - most desired / 5 - least desired
	21st
	Halstead (Note: Halstead is a women's only facility)
	Laurel
	Opsis (Note: Please submit the additional Opsis application)
	Pearl
	Taos
	Nueces

Date you would like to move-in:
Semester/s you are applying for:

Preferred room:

Single Only

Double Only

Single but will accept a Double

Double but will accept a Single

I am:

Male Female

Non-Smoking Smoking

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Faculty/Staff

Please rate yourself on the amount of noise you make. (Be realistic)
Quiet	Moderate	Noisy

Using the same scale, how much noise can you tolerate?
Quiet	Moderate	Noisy

How did you hear about College Houses Cooperatives? (Mark all that apply and explain in the box provided)
Mailing
Party/Event
Advertisement
Friends
Walked By
UT info
Internet / Website
Other

At College Houses you will be living and working along side people from diverse sexual orientation, religious, racial, cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds. Do you forsee this as a problem?

Yes No Please explain if necessary

Living in a co-op is not like living in a dorm or apartment. You will be part of a community. All members are to participate in 1-2 house meetings a month, co-op committees, and perform 1-6 hours of weekly duties. These duties are very important and vital to good house operations. Also, because co-ops function in a real world, there will be times when your fellow co-opers will not do their labor. For the sake of the house, a good co-oper will sometimes voluntarily clean up after uncooperative fellow members. A good co-oper will also hold fellow members accountable for undone or poor labor. Are you willing to accept these duties and do them responsibly?

Yes No Please explain if necessary

What do you think are the advantages for you in a cooperative as opposed to other forms of student housing?

What contributions do you think you can make to this living style?

Please describe yourself (ex. major, hobbies, interests, goals, background, etc.)

What will be your sources of income to pay College Houses? (Mark and fill in all that apply)

Financial aid, savings, or other: You may be asked to provide further information later.

Parents, legal guardian, or other. Please give name address, and phone number:

Income from job: Please provide employer and phone number:

Please take a moment to go through the form above and make sure that
everything is completely and correctly filled out to the best of your ability.

After you submit your application, you will be contacted by College Houses staff or a house officer and you will be one step closer to being a co-oper!

Upon acceptance, a contract will be mailed or handed to you to sign. Return the executed contract along with your $300 deposit and $50 membership fee and a room will be reserved for you. And...thank you for your interest in College Houses!

College Houses
1906 Pearl
Austin, TX 78705
Attention: Regina Marshall
regina@collegehouses.org

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