Hi Hans,
You may use code like this to register the group types

add_action( 'bp_groups_register_group_types', function () {

	bp_groups_register_group_type(
		'school',
		array(
			'labels'                => array(
				'name'          => 'Schools',
				'singular_name' => 'School',
			),
			'has_directory'         => true,
			'show_in_create_screen' => true,
			//'show_in_list'          => null,
			'description'           => '',
			'create_screen_checked' => false, // keep it checked?
		)
	);
	bp_groups_register_group_type(
		'college',
		array(
			'labels'                => array(
				'name'          => 'Colleges',
				'singular_name' => 'College',
			),
			'has_directory'         => true,
			'show_in_create_screen' => true,
			//'show_in_list'          => null,
			'description'           => '',
			'create_screen_checked' => false, // keep it checked?
		)
	);
}
);

Change school/college with Villages/Co working

If the theme supports, The tabs will appear on group directory.

Regards
Brajesh

Hi Mike,
Thank you. I logged in to the site and checked the profile.

1. Those are not buttons. They are tabs. They are visually designed as buttons. You can use css to change that. If you click on them, you will see they are linking to different pages.

2. Logout/Login needed:- Most probably you have some caching causing it. There is no other reason for the same.

3. Multiple Member Type field:- Member type filed was not designed for this purpose. You should use only one member type field.
The solution I suggested was using User Groups plugins.

4. Rest of the issue seems like related to appearance and css should be used to fix them.

Regrds
Brajesh

Hi Mike,
I have recjed it.

since our goal is to make activity visible,
Here is the code to make it happen.

add_filter('bp-sm-hide-activity', '__return_false');

Please put in your bp-custom.php and check if it is working or not?

Regards
Brajesh

Hi Mike,
Thank you for sharing.

I am glad there exists a solution.

Regards
Brajesh