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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Emory chapter.

If you didn’t get enough Panama City Beach over spring break, now it’s time for round two: welcome to formal season. Some frat bro asked you to his formal–maybe it was your boyfriend, maybe it was your current fling or your secret crush from afar, or maybe you just got set up through your BFFs–and now you are probably juggling mixed feelings of excitement and stress. Of course, you’re excited about the surf, sun and inevitable debauchery, but there are quite a few things to coordinate before you get to that point: your dress, your bathing suit, your base tan, your abs, and for the less artsy fartsy–painting a cooler.

No matter if you want to paint a fratty and hilarious cooler to impress your beaux of the moment, or you want to make a personalized cooler for your boyfriend or best guy friend, Her Campus has some design ideas (thanks Pinterest!) for you. Insert your respective Greek organization here:

The sunset: It may be slightly overused, but it is pretty easy and always looks great.

Fratty phrases:

Logo mania:

For the overacheivers:

Sweet and simple:

Finishing touches:

 

These images should spark your creativity (or help you find an easy but cute design) to make an awesome cooler this formal season. And just a little tip, be sure to pack some water bottles in your masterpiece and drink responsibly. See you at the beach!

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Allison is a senior at Emory University studying Journalism and the rather complicated major of Interdisciplinary Studies: Visual Studies and Contemporary Cultures. She is slightly obsessed with magazines and has written and edited for Her Campus since its start at Emory her freshman year. At Emory she can generally be found giving tours to prospies, hanging with her ADPi sisters, DJ-ing with WMRE and om-ing in yoga classes. Allison enjoys music, drawing, and fashion, and like most college students she is completely addicted to coffee. After graduation she wants to work in public relations or marketing, but her secret dream is to become Lena Dunham. Follow her on Twitter: @alldayallison
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Jessica lives her life at several speeds. She talks too fast, eats too slow and over-analyzes too much.  When she’s not telling long-winded stories, sitting alone at the dinner table, or staring off into space, Jessica loves all things creative. Screenwriter, play director and poet at age 9, songwriter and choreographer at age 16, now, at 23, all she really wants to do is write, help others, and post Instagrams.  As a social media coordinator for multiple fashion brands, and a post-grad writer for Her Campus, she gets to do just that. Jessica is a Midwestern girl from the suburbs of Chicago, but she fell in love with city living during a summer internship in the Big Apple, and now calls NYC home. Jessica loves chocolate milkshakes, dance parties, Chippewa Ranch Camp, Friends re-runs, Chuck Bass and of course, spending time with her fans (read: family and friends).