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Here’s how to set the “Forum” tab as the default in groups:

I took Boone’s former code and tweaked it with a little URI trickery! Requires no core hacks and complicated function duplication

Paste the following in /wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php
http://pastebin.com/j3n17CVe (you’ll probably need to tweak the code for BP subdomain installs!) (updated)

If you want to reorder it so the “Forum” tab is displayed first, add this snippet to your theme’s functions.php:
http://pastebin.com/eTNKwgCR