Thanks Jaymer, I tried that and it doesn't open the row I want.
This is what I ended up putting in the render script:
var grid = widget;
grid.bind("dataBound", expand);
function expand(e) {
var row = $("#" + grid.element.attr("id") + ' tr[class="k-grouping-row"]');
grid.expandRow(row[0]);
}
I do have the Group set to be collapsed initially. I tried it with that option unchecked and it opened all of the groups just like it normally woudl.
Am I missing something here?