[GammaGirl1908]

Yes, Florida is very definitely the South.

As others have said, you can join either set of organizations. There are black people in NPC organizations AND there are non-black people in NPHC organizations!

However, I really encourage you to read up on ALL organizations, and get to know some members if you can, before you decide to approach or avoid one set because of the race of many of the members. There is much more to all of these groups than race.

I, also, grew up going to predominantly white schools and with predominantly white friends. I joined an NPHC organization after college, even after being STRONGLY encouraged by a good friend during college to consider joining her NPC group. I looked closely at her group, and I liked a lot of the girls in it, but it wasn't the organization for me, and the race of most its members wasn't the deciding factor (...remember that most of my friends were white).

I was a legacy to the organization I joined, but that wasn't the deciding factor, either.

I chose it because that's where I was supposed to be.

(...ignoring for the moment that the recommendation of an enthusiastic friend does not guarantee a bid, etc etc etc)