Membership Fees

Current RMIT Students

Annual: $40
Single Semester: $35

Early bird offer: Join before Semester 1 Intro Night to receive the full year’s membership for only $30!

General Membership (non-students welcome!)

Annual: $80
Single Semester: $50

This year, we are introducing a trial Valued Member offer to recognise the efforts and contributions of members who have actively participated in the growth and development of our club in the past year. This offer aims to promote the continued engagement of these members, especially those who have the ability to train and mentor other members or who go above and beyond in the facilitation of club trips.

This offer is only available with approval from the general and/or executive committee, and cannot be combined with any other membership discount. If you believe you meet the criteria for this offer, please contact the relevant activity convenor.

Please note, a separate system is in place for any external instructors who are required to run our internal training courses. For more information please contact the treasurer or executive committee.

Members who are approved to receive this offer will be notified and prompted to select their preferred choice of either:

Option A

  • A refund of approximately 50% of their membership fee, dependent on the membership type purchased:
    • General memberships will be refunded $40 for the full year / $25 for a single semester
    • Student memberships will be refunded $20 for the full year / $15 for a single semester
  • 2 weeks of free gear hire for a personal set of gear from any activity, subject to normal gear hire rules 

Option B

  • A refund of approximately 80% of their membership fee, dependent on the membership type purchased:
    • General memberships will be refunded $60 for the full year / $40 for a single semester
    • Student memberships will be refunded $30 for the full year / $25 for a single semester

How to Join or Renew Membership

Before purchasing a membership, please be aware that all members are required to have their own Australian mobile number before their membership can be activated to sign up to trips.

  1. Go to the RMIT Store website and log in/sign up. RMIT Store coordinates all the RMIT Clubs & Societies, so you will need an account on this website in order to purchase a ROC membership.
    • If you are a current RMIT student or staff member, choose the red “Login with an RMIT account” button and follow the prompts to log in via RMIT’s single sign on.
    • If you were previously a ROC member while a student at RMIT but have since graduated/left, please see here: FAQ
    • If you are a member of the public and have an existing account, fill in your email and password and choose the blue “Sign in” button
    • If you are a member of the public and do not have an existing account, choose the “Create account” button and follow the prompts to create an account. The email address you use will be the email to which you will receive communications about trips you sign up to. If prompted about whether you are a student, only say “yes” if you are a student at RMIT (student memberships purchased by non-RMIT students will be cancelled and refunded)
    • Note to past ROC members: RMIT has a new system as of 2025 so memberships are now purchased via the RMIT Store (previously RMIT Student Life). If you previously had a community account on RMIT Student Life, you must make a new RMIT Store account. If you want to update your email, check this FAQ entry.
       
  2. Go to the outdoors club page on the RMIT Store website and scroll down to the box titled “Become a member”
     
  3. Choose your preferred membership option, check the box agreeing to the club terms, and “Add to cart”.
     
  4. Follow the prompts to finalise your purchase. Note that your membership is not yet active.
     
  5. Soon afterwards, you will receive an email requesting you to complete a form providing further membership details, such as an emergency contact.
    • Please use the same email address as your RMIT Store account
    • Take care to provide correct details, as failure to do so will delay the activation of your membership
    • If you do not receive the email with a link to the form, please contact membership@roc.org.au
    • Our membership officers manually review these form submissions and activate each membership individually. It generally takes 2-5 business days for a membership to be activated after sending details through, but can take up to ten days after an influx of new members.
       
  6. You will receive a confirmation email when your membership has been activated. Time to sign up to some trips!

 

Having trouble?

  • Try signing up on a computer – the RMIT Store website doesn’t always work well on mobile screens
  • Try refreshing the page – if you’ve selected a membership type to purchase, then decide on a different one, refreshing is the only way to deselect your initial choice
  • If still having issues on the RMIT Store website, contact Sport & Recreation at clubs@rmit.edu.au
  • Purchased your membership but still can’t sign up to trips? Upon paying your membership, you need to send your details to the club via the membership details form. Check your spam for an email with the subject heading “Welcome to the RMIT Outdoors Club – Membership Activation Required”
    • If you have already sent in your details, note that review and membership activation is a manual process and usually takes 2-5 business days (but can be longer during busy periods). Please feel free to reach out if it’s been longer than a week or if there is a specific trip coming up you want to sign up to.
  • For any other queries about becoming a member, you can email us at membership@roc.org.au

Membership Expiry Dates

Annual memberships expire at the end of the year on 31st of December.
Semester 1 memberships expire on 30th of June.
Semester 2 memberships expire at the end of the year on 31st of December.

Last Updated: April 28, 2025