Hello Cooler Season,

No, I do not mean this is the season in which you get cooler, or your popularity will go up. Of course not, silly! 'Tis the season where busy girls are set to work for their wonderful dates to formal. Whether your formal destination is somewhere warm or cold, does not matter. The cooler is essential. Have no fear, I am here to show you some of the Coolest Coolers that have ever been made in the history of ever.. for inspirational purposes.

To start things off, there is the ever so classy and sharp idea of changing a logo to say the fraternity or the name of your very lucky date. Not only is this design reasonably easy, it represents two of their favorite things... their fraternity, and Blue Moon.

Another idea, is to do a little something different. Never have I seen someone put this much blood sweat and tears into bedazzling, but you'd sure be dazzling your date if you showed up with this to give him.

Something else you could try would be to simply paint their emblem and letters, or if you're down to get a little more artistic and personal, you could do a painting of their fraternity house! Guys cherish the house that they get to live in, whether it looks disgusting and always has a weird smell or not. They would be moved to tears if they had a memorial that reminded them of the old days on their very own cooler, I'm sure of it.

Another fun example would be to do the top of your cooler a complete modge-podge of beer. This is fun because it's like a look inside the cooler, without the top being see-through! It may ruin the surprise of what's in store for them when they open it, but hey. It's still a colorful and creative design that wouldn't take too much time or effort.

If your date is into a certain band, or would appreciate a nice throwback, you could always do this original design of The Beetles or another play on his favorite music or quote!

Along with a favorite band, your date might be a die-hard TV fan. If he's into the classics you could always keep things Fresh with the Fresh Prince or another TV character that is sure to bring a smile to his face.

Now, to TOP things off, on the top of your cooler you could always incorporate you and your date's names or sorority and fraternity around the cup holders and come up with a cute saying. This way he doesn't forget how lucky he is that he's taking you, and you get to leave behind a little bit of you for everyone to see on his kick-butt cooler!

Good luck to all of you brave souls tackling one of these big boxes made of plastic. Remember, no matter how your cooler turns out, you'll still be cool enough to go to formal, I promise.