Cistern Sisters ID: 36 | This file appears in: Cistern Yard This photo from the College’s 1922 Comet yearbook shows a group of female students gathering at the cistern. These women would have been among the earliest female students to attend the College, as the former all-male school did not begin enrolling women until 1918. Courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries. Download Original File "Cistern Sisters" appears in: Cistern Yard