When you invite a member to become a contact, the member must accept your invitation before the person is added to your BlackBerry Messenger contact list. After you invite a member from a group to become a BBM contact, you can start a private chat by clicking the member.

1. In a group, click Members.
2. Highlight a member who is not yet a BBM contact.
3. Press the key > Invite to BBM > Yes > Send.

After you finish: The member remains in the Pending category in your BBM contact list until the member responds to your invitation.