Organic Groups is a tool that is used to create Groups within a Drupal site.
Think of Groups as sub-sites, or microsites, inside of a larger site.
Similar to how the bigger, global site has its own set of roles (manager, architect, author, group user), so does a group. In OSU Drupal 7, a group's roles are:
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Group Manager
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manages users within group
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can update own user profile
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can create all group associated content
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can edit or delete all group content except for Feature Stories
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Group Author
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can update own user profile
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can create all associated content
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can edit or delete all group content except for Feature Stories
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Group Member
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can update own user profile
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can create, edit, or delete own Biblio and Image Album content
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Group Affiliate
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can update own user profile
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can create, edit, or delete own Biblio and Image Album content
Users who work within a group are limited to content based activities only.