[kddani]

If your grades were the same before Katrina, I personally would not bring up Katrina unless someone else brings it up. It's not an excuse for your grades, as they were the same beforehand. I understand that Katrina is a big thing down there and can't even fathom how your life has been affected. However, I don't know if it's really all that necessary or appropriate to bring up during recruitment. Paritcularly because who knows, the sorority woman rushing you may have lost a loved one in Katrina. What happened is part of who you are, but I don't know how it would be necessarily relevant to the recruitment process.