For a short time , she went to Edgewood College in Madison , Wisconsin , and Spring Hill College in Mobile , but then switched to Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans , where she became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1969 . She briefly attended Edgewood College in Madison , Wisconsin , and Spring Hill College in Mobile , but transferred to Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans , where she became an active member of the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority , Inc. and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1969 .