[DubaiSis]

It sounds to me like you know what you're up against and will be as prepared as you can be to go through formal rush. Although OnePerson MAY be correct, this opinion might be outdated and overblown. Not to use President Obama as an example for all that is right with the world, but through the entire first election people said "but those southerners won't actually vote for him when they're alone in the booth." And clearly a lot of them did. And not just black southerners.

I do agree that if a chapter were going to take their chances on you, it would be one of the higher prestige chapters. The one or two who struggle for quota every year probably can't take the risk of becoming that house with the black girl.

I will be interested to learn how your rec writers handle your situation. Good luck!'

And just as an aside, have you thought about attending a school that would be more open to accepting women of color into all the social circles? I'm guessing that if it's this hard for a black girl to get into an NPC sorority she'd have trouble getting accepted into other groups as well. If you're not going to have as complete a college experience as you could somewhere else, maybe your dollars could be better spent elsewhere. I know it's about the education first, but there are a lot of good schools out there that you wouldn't have to worry about this.