$joined = "(SELECT (IF (GU.uid_fk = '$uid',1,0)) as joined ) LIMIT $offset, $limit";//because this says so, at the end this query is the same as in follow friend,

    $sql = "SELECT G.uid_fk,G.group_id, G.group_name, G.group_created, U.username, U.profile_pic,U.bio, G.group_desc, G.group_pic, U.group_count ";
    $sql .= " FROM groups G, users U ";
    $sql .= "JOIN group_users GU ";
    $sql .= "WHERE U.status = '1' IN ";
    $sql .= $joined;