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one of two things happen: 1. You will get a bid and your future sisters won't even notice your skin color. They will see you as an intelligent, well-spoken young lady with all you have to offer the sisterhood. or 2. You may get cut, but you'll go on to do great things and be a positive influence on your future campus.
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Leaving aside the issue of colorblindness, I think there's a third possibility in between these two alternatives. I think the OP might get a bid, and find that her new sisters are all over the map in how they interact with her. Some may bond with her on a deep level and become her best friends. Some may deliberately seek her out as a companion for selfish reasons, such as to prove how open-minded they are. Some may make well-meaning but ignorant comments that make the OP feel like an outsider. Some may resent her for stealing all the thunder in the pledge class or suspect that she got a leg
up because of her color.
The OP might still have a positive experience overall, but she'll encounter some bumps that the white girls in her pledge class won't. Being a trailblazer is never easy.