5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more physical processors are programmed with computer readable instructions to: receive a selection of a location from the first user, wherein the plurality of cohorts comprise one or more cohorts with respective one or more locations within a pre-determined distance of the selected location.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are programmed with computer readable instructions to receive the request from the first user by: displaying, on a display of the computing device of the first user, a selectable list comprising a plurality of cohorts including the first cohort, wherein the cohort management module is configured to have obtained information related to each individual cohort of the plurality of cohorts prior to receiving a user request to join an individual one of the plurality of social networking forums; and receiving, from the first user, a selection of the first cohort.