Apparently the latest version of bbPress has changed the way they handle roles. I scrapped this whole setup and created 2 separate forums, one public and one private. I checked the "Automatically assign default role to new, registered users upon visiting the site" forum setting and made the default role Participant, and then use eMember to control the access for the private forum. I left the public one wide open. Not the best solution, but at least I can move forward for now.
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