Membership

A. ELIGIBILITY

• Membership is open to all persons of 18 years of age and above.

B. START AND DURATION OF MEMBERSHIP

• Membership starts on the day payment of the membership has been received in the account of the Sohochor.

• Membership will last for the period as indicated in the subscription by the member. The duration can only be altered in case the member wants to become a member for a longer period.

• In case payment for renewal of the membership has not been received, the member’s membership will end after one month of the due payment date.

• Membership can be ended prior to the end date in case the member requests the same.

C. MEMBERSHIP FEES

• Membership fees will be paid online only in the ways indicated on Sohochor’s website.

• Organizations may be granted a membership payment in kind instead of monetary payment after permission by the Sohochor core committee.

• Membership fees shall be set by the core committee. The committee may create different categories of membership and variable levels of membership fees. Alterations to the categories of membership or the schedule of dues shall require a two-thirds majority of the committee.

D. RIGHTS

• Members shall have the right to participate in programs and activities of Sohochor, subject to the rules established by the core committee. In addition, individual members shall have the right to

  • vote for elected persons

  • vote on matters referred by the committee

  • vote on changes, additions, and deletions to the bylaws

  • providing suggestions & feedbacks

  • submit announcements via Sohochor’s social media

E. END OF MEMBERSHIP

• The membership ends if the membership period has ended and the member has not renewed membership.

• In case membership fees due are not paid, Sohochor has the right to terminate the membership of the member involved.

• In case a member deploys activities that may harm the interests of Sohochor significantly, or in case a member acts in a way that in severe contradiction with Sohochor’s aims and nature, Sohochor withholds the right to terminate the membership of the member involved.

• Any member has the right to terminate his or her membership before the formal end of the membership period. Termination has to be sent in writing to the core committee and does not constitute any right of reimbursement of membership fees.

• End of membership, either at the end of the membership period or by intermediate termination does not constitute any right of reimbursement of membership fees.