I haven't posted on her in a LONG time, but since I did graduate from Ole Miss I thought I'd throw in my two cents. This year Theta took in two girls who are black or at least from the pictures look so. If you had looked through the recruitment photos you could have seen that for yourself.
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...89727&page=121
I will tell you that being from California may be more of a strike against you then being "not white." There are LOTS of girls who don't get a bid at Ole Miss, so make sure ALL of your ducks are in a row. Go to Greek Week. Gets lots of recs. I know this sounds crazy, but some girls even get a Recruitment Coach. Yes, it is that serious and it is that competitive.
Know that there really aren't any "bad" sororities though some may be seen as "not as good." I personally know girls from each and every sorority at Ole Miss and even from Zeta and ADPi that are no longer there. There are beautiful, talented, smart, amazing women in each sorority, so know that you are competing with THAT not your skin color. Realize that a LOT of these girls a long connections with not only the schools, but with the chapters and girls. These girls know each other, went to camp together, were debs together, etc. There will be lots of legacies and legacies of THOSE chapters. There is a reason Recruitment had to be moved to October.
I will point out that being an actual Southern Belle myself (born and raised in MS), I'm curious to why you would think that you, a California native, are and would pick that name. I'm not sure what movie you've watched that gives you this idea that you just WANT to join a "Southern" sorority, but I hope it works out for you. From what I understand California has great greek life at many of their colleges. Greek life is what you make it, so if you are expecting dance cards and serenades, you may be disappointed.
As someone stated earlier YES people are racist. Everywhere! The South doesn't hold the card on racism, so don't walk in with that attitude. I will also warn you to not get on the internet and describe yourself so clearly in an open forum. How many mixed race girls from California do you think will be going through recruitment next fall? You might be pretty easy to pin point. I'm just sayin'. Anyhow, good luck to you and hope it works out for the best.